Time-lapse of planting an okra from a seed to harvest-able pods. The okra seed was sowed under potting mix soil in a 10-inch ...

The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent ...

Pollination is a crucial step in fruit production, but relying on natural pollinators such as bees is becoming increasingly challenging due to environmental threats like habitat loss and disease.

A recent study investigates the role of sonic vibrations in improving pollination efficiency and fruit size in tomatoes. By simulating bee-like vibrations using non-contact sonication technology, the ...

Tomatoes are cherished for their vibrant colours and juicy flavours and are a practical addition to every vegetable garden. Many gardeners know the frustration of tomato plants laden with flowers but ...

While it's nice to blanket your garden with pollinator-friendly plants, the pollen carriers may still give your place a miss. Not out of chagrin or unfounded enmity, but because it got too cold, or ...

Passion fruit has great prospective to fascinate fruit consumer for its taste and delicious fruit juice and improvement of the economic condition of the fruit grower in the developing countries. The ...

Abstract: A microgrid requires scheduled power dispatch and proper forecasting of energy for effective management of all the components in the power system and a reduction in operating costs. The ...

A new initiative focuses on drone technology to improve pollination in UK strawberry crops, enhancing food security. A project titled “Precision Pollination for Higher Strawberry Productivity and ...

The Perfection Fresh farm in Two Wells currently relies on workers who zip between the rows of vines on trolleys, tapping strings tied to the frames to gently shake the plants so pollen drops onto the ...