ecological-farming-practices
Ecological farming practices encompass agricultural methods designed to work with natural ecosystem processes rather than against them, including crop rotation, intercropping, and reduced chemical inputs. For plant science, these practices offer critical insight into how plants respond to soil microbiomes, pest pressures, and nutrient cycling under more natural growing conditions. Studying these systems helps researchers understand plant resilience, symbiotic relationships, and sustainable yield strategies that could inform both conservation and food security efforts.
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Ancient Amazonian forests were planted and tended by Indigenous farmers
Forests and fruits we romanticize as wild — including many plants now in our kitchens and gardens...
Growing two crops together cuts pesticide use nearly in half
It shows that simply changing how crops are arranged in a field — something any gardener can do a...
Marigolds planted beside tomatoes cut root pests and boost yields
It means you can protect your homegrown tomatoes from invisible soil pests just by planting marig...
Coal and manure waste combined by microbes yields garden-ready compost
Compost that could end up in your garden or on the farms that grow your food might one day be mad...
