"We intend to explore all these elements." Scientists unveil unconventional solution to farming's toughest challenge: 'A ...

King Charles III (then Prince Charles) visited in 2021, commenting on the problem of monoculture, where a single crop is ...

Monoculture farming, where one crop is grown repeatedly on the same ground, drains the soil of specific nutrients and allows pests, pathogens, and diseases to thrive. The pesticides and ...

The global food system promotes monoculture cropping, regardless of ecological suitability. It is capital- and resource-intensive, requiring high external inputs and reliable irrigation.

These exotic mammals are classed as pests, preying on crops and forcing out native species. They are more plentiful in areas of monoculture with scant native vegetation ...

When crops are rotated, yields are usually 10 to 15% higher than when grown in monoculture. Each crop has unique characteristics, and thus requires different kinds of disturbances, such as different ...

Bananas are grown as a monoculture. As they are clones, they are all very susceptible to a particular fungus disease. Some crops are sprayed with a chemical fungicide up to 40 times a year to ...