#droughtresilience — Public Fediverse posts
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Wildflower's Drought Comeback: A Glimpse of Rapid Evolution
California's scarlet monkeyflower quickly recovered from a bad drought by using existing genes. This shows how some plants can adapt to climate change.
#MonkeyflowerAdaptation, #DroughtResilience, #PlantEvolution, #ClimateChange, #CaliforniaWildflowers
https://newsletter.tf/california-monkeyflower-evolves-after-drought/
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This wildflower recovered from a severe drought by quickly changing its genes. This is faster than scientists expected and shows hope for plant survival in changing climates.
#MonkeyflowerAdaptation, #DroughtResilience, #PlantEvolution, #ClimateChange, #CaliforniaWildflowers
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Saving water can be cheaper than building it. One analysis found ag conservation at ~$69.89/acre-foot vs >$2,000 for new supply—so funders now want telemetry-backed proof, not just pipes. https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/pipes-to-proof-irrigation-funding-telemetry-efficiency/
#AgTech #WaterManagement #Irrigation #PrecisionAg #DroughtResilience #technews -
#Irrigation’s next upgrade may be chemistry—not hardware. Loveland’s AQUA FORCE targets the root zone: IRF’s 2024 irrigated corn work showed ~+9 bu/acre on average. The bigger story is verification—yield per inch, pump hours, moisture curves
https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/aqua-force-water-use-efficiency-irrigation-adjuvant/
#AgTech #Irrigation #WaterManagement #PrecisionAg #Agronomy #Corn #DroughtResilience #FarmInputs #TechNews -
An early start to Solarpunk Sunday.
More tomorrow.
At the Meise Botanic Garden you can see wild banana varieties, some originally collected in Papua New Guinea, through the Crop Wild Relatives Project, used in pre-breeding research to help make cultivated bananas more tolerant to drought.
https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/#SolarPunkSunday #Bananas #Crops #Netherlands #BioDiversity #Food #FoodSecurity #DroughtResilience #Fruit #Gardening #DroughtManagement #Drought #ClimateChange #Climate #ClimateAction
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New publication: Hub #metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant #drought resilience. #droughtresilience #climatechange #sustainableagriculture
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Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought
#Soil #Drought #Plants #XRay #PlantRoots #SoilHealth #DroughtResilience #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #SustainableFarming #SoilScience #RootEngineering
https://the-14.com/natures-underground-engineers-how-plant-roots-could-save-harvests-from-drought/ -
#nativePlants available at #Ecofest
Date: 2 June 2024
Location: Tondoon Botanic Gardens 672 Glenlyon Road, Gladstone Q 4680Time: 09:00 - 15:00
#centralQueensland’s largest environmental event
Bring the family along and roam through the beautiful Tondoon Botanic Gardens, enjoying the educational workshops and activities, local food trucks and market stalls set up on site.
Exciting workshops, guest speakers, hands on activities