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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-13 > 103746

Melatonin may keep soft fruit firmer longer in storage

5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (381+ words) agronews.com Soft fruits bruise easily, lose water fast, and can collapse in storage before they reach consumers This review asks whether melatonin, a natural plant hormone also found in animals, can help slow that decline after harvest The authors…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-13 > 103751

Nanomaterials trigger stage specific plant responses

7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (301+ words) agronews.com Over the last two decades, engineered nanomaterials have moved into agricultural systems through fertilizers, pesticides, growth promoters, soil conditioners, runoff, sewage sludge, and industrial effluents This narrative review says the story is not simply about toxicity, because the…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-13 > 103742

Five cotton systems were tested in arid Xinjiang

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (74+ words) Integrated systems in Yuli County Watching the seedling stage Measuring growth and roots Why the comparison matters For growers, the concrete lesson is not a winner announced in advance, but a way to judge which package of tillage and cover…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-12 > 103729

Keep berries firmer and less shriveled after harvest

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (282+ words) Surface barrier and water loss Soft fruits spoil quickly because their skin is a thin barrier that must hold back water, bruising, and microbes. In blueberries, 55–69% of water loss has been estimated to occur through the cuticle. Once that barrier…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-10 > 103643

Rumen protected GABA may help ease shipping stress

4+ day, 39+ min ago   (319+ words) agronews.com Long distance transport can push beef cattle into a strong stress response, and this study tested whether rumen protected gamma aminobutyric acid could soften that hit The work used 48 healthy Simmental bulls in a randomized design One group…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-09 > 103604

Pick the right spray for higher oat yield or shorter stems

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (467+ words) Two common growth regulators changed oat performance in a field trial, but not in the same way for every variety. The sprays raised yield, made stems shorter, and improved leaf function. That matters because shorter cereal plants are less likely…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-08 > 103582

How much water and nitrogen does silage maize need?

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (63+ words) Silage maize did not reward more water or more nitrogen in this field experiment under subsurface drip irrigation. The strongest combination used 140 kg N ha−1. It outperformed the wetter and more heavily fertilized options in both yield efficiency and profit....

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-09 > 103608

Use SPIDES to rescue hatchability in long storage

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (312+ words) agronews.com When hatching eggs sit in storage for a long time, they do not stay the same This experiment on chukar partridge eggs tested whether short warm-up periods during storage, known as SPIDES, could soften the damage caused by…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-08 > 103586

Cauliflower Storage Quality Was Tested in Soil and GFT

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (341+ words) agronews.com Cauliflower is valued not only for its appearance, but also for compounds linked with nutrition and antioxidant activity Yet freshness can fade quickly after harvest, so the real question is not just how the crop is grown, but…...

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agronews.com > us > en > news > agricultural-blog > 2026-09-08 > 103589

Choose orchard site for larger, better colored cherries

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (58+ words) Two orchards, two climates Bud break came earlier Fruit size and taste shifted Antioxidants favored the cooler site For growers, the practical lesson is that orchard site should be part of cultivar choice, because the same sweet cherry can give…...