An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

The global demand for food is continuously increasing. The use of artificial intelligence can vastly improve the field of agriculture. Computer vision can help detect issues with crops. This work ...

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.

From blossom to harvest, apples are sensitive to every shift in the weather — and this season has thrown a little bit of everything at growers. Between heavy rainfall and ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

Apple trees are an investment not just in one's kitchen (fresh apples? delicious), but also in the value of one's home and ...

Fruit trees can take years before they bear fruit, and it's your job to get them there safely. Help prevent pest damage with ...

For Brazilian conditions there are still no studies on the use of the diagnosis and recommendation of the integrated system (DRIS) for nutritional diagnosis of the apple tree. The nutritional ...

From fungal disease to hungry bacteria, slugs and insects, plenty of pests want to munch on your garden. Here's how to protect your plants.

Leaf area has significant effect on tree transpiration, and its measurement is important to many study areas. This work aimed at developing a non-destructive, practical, and empirical method to ...

A disturbing video from Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh is going viral on social media. In the clip, a woman can be seen tied to a tree in front of her crying son. According to reports, the ...