Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for salt-sensitive crops like rice. Now, researchers detail a possible solution that doesn't ...

Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for ...

(VOVWORLD) - 47-year-old Bo Bo Kha of the Raglai ethnic group has been a pioneer in applying advanced technology to ...

Durian fans will know what I am talking about." Odours aside, the durian's ancestry was also revealed, believed to be dating back an estimated 65m years to the cacao plant.

Durian is native to several tropical climates ... Raise the mound and then grow plants around the tree base to provide the humidity. Water it once every morning. More from So Expensive ...

In Vietnam, state news media reported in May that farmers were cutting down coffee plants to make room for durian. The acreage of durian orchards in Thailand has doubled over the past decade.

Southeast Asia’s China-focused durian producers are concerned about a looming supply glut and economic headwinds that may dull China’s appetite for imported fruit, but they have shrugged off ...

Vo Van Men of the Tien Giang Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection said local farmers are experienced in tending durian trees, and so only the extreme weather, alternating between ...

China’s agriculture company, Zhengzhou Chen’s Sun is exploring durian cultivation and setting up processing facilities in Cambodia. Cambodian farmers plant durians on about 5,000 hectares and ...

The researchers doped their durian-derived carbon dots with magnesium — an element essential for plant growth — and then sprayed them on rice seedlings planted in salt-free and salty soils.

Durian prices have recently doubled but this has not been enough to save farmers from big losses since the off-season harvest has been dramatically poor.

Rice seedlings sprayed with a carbon dot mixture derived from durian peels (far right) were heartier than untreated seedlings (second from left) and expressed genes that improved salt tolerance and ...