Researchers say they have determined a way to make agrivoltaics — the process of growing crops underneath solar panels — more efficient. They found that red wavelengths are more efficient for growing ...

Growing food in space is fraught with daunting challenges, including extreme environmental stressors like radiation and microgravity. Qingwu (William) Meng, a University of Delaware assistant ...

Solar panels mounted over vegetation leads to lower surface temperature. Image: Unsplash Growing commercial crops on solar farms could increase solar panel performance and longevity, according to a ...

Growing commercial crops on solar farms can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance and longevity, according to new research. Growing commercial crops on solar ...

Artificial methods of growing lettuce produce twice the amount of the crop as traditional field-based methods, according to a new study. The meta-analysis also found that it was quicker to grow ...

Twenty-two-year-old UT Austin student Joy Youwakim knows you might be skeptical about her produce grown on top of a landfill, but she believes once you learn more about it, you might want to try some.

In Lagos, Nigeria, where the hum of the city mingles with the aroma of freshly baked bread, Chef Juliet Aigbe, known affectionally as “Chef Juls,” slides a grain-free wedding cake into a large ...

On a warm February afternoon, Kirk Pumphrey walks down his rows of almond trees at Westwind Farms in Yolo County. He notices the buds on the branches have already sprouted pink. It worries him. The ...

Calories are king when you are growing crops to sustain yourself. Last year we saw restrictions on the amount of food that could be purchased at some supermarkets and disruptions at food processing ...

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Feb. 19 (UPI) --Just add rocks. In a recent study, scientists at the University of Sheffield showed the addition of reactive silicate rocks to agricultural soil can boost crop production while ...