but our results suggest further investigation into the environmental fate of the root-released Bt toxin in soil is required, both during the cotton season and following the harvest of the cotton crop.

To revive the traditional cotton crop, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) plans to promote desi or indigenous high-yield varieties as a part of the crop diversification plan. PAU recommends ...

Pakistan’s army has said its forces killed 16 armed fighters along the country’s western border with Afghanistan. Pakistan has “consistently been asking the Interim Afghan Government to ...

Have you ever noticed a distinct line at the bottom of a new towel? While it might seem like a simple design element, this line, known as the ‘dobby border’, actually serves several important purposes ...

ABIDJAN, March 18 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa mid-crop output is expected to drop around 40% this season after an unusually long dry season and limited, patchy rainfall hit crops in the main ...

The sharp decline in cotton production is attributed to both falling crop yields and a shrinking cultivated area. Over the past decade (FY15 to FY25), yields have dropped from 802kg to 475kg per ...

"For maximum crop production we need artificial drainage, in the form of tiles and ditches, across much of Illinois. Unfortunately, nitrate can be lost from the rooting zone with tile water," said ...

The Committee on Cotton Crop Production Enhancement, constituted on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, held its maiden meeting that primarily focused on the immediate steps needed to ...

USDA will release their initial arm chair estimates for the 2025 cotton crop in their Outlook Forum this week. A survey of analysts by Bloomberg shows an average of 10 million planted acres for ...