Warmer spots within fields have more blooms and more bees
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The grant will launch a community-led queen conch aquaculture facility in Eleuthera, The Bahamas, in partnership with The Island School’s Cape Eleuthera Institute. Focused on restoring declining queen conch populations—vital to Caribbean ecosystems and coastal food economies—the project is part of a larger mission to transform food systems and strengthen coastal resilience through sustainable aquaculture. It builds on the Queen Conch Lab’s growing network of 10 community-based farms across the Caribbean, underscoring the species’ importance to ocean health, food security, and cultural identity.
Nano-fertilizers present a revolutionary advancement over conventional fertilizers, offering significant benefits such as controlled release, efficient use of nutrients, and less pollution. Nano-fertilizers can promote photosynthesis in plants, improve the photosynthetic efficiency of crops, increase the biomass of plants, thereby increasing crop yields through their special physiochemical properties. Nanotechnology as a cutting-edge innovation in agriculture and represent a promising and cost-effective alternative to conventional fertilizers for increasing the productivity of the world's food supply.
In a pioneering study, researchers treated rice seeds with various concentrations of paclobutrazol prior to planting, aiming not only to enhance seedling growth but also to reduce the incidence of bakanae disease in rice