On a significant part of its 405-hectare open field vegetable area, the Australian company Qualipac deploys 2 robots.

Black soil has been used for the pitch at Ranchi, and Singh said that such a pitch is usually rich in clay that has Kaolinite, a mineral that helps keep the pitch from crumbling.

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If the clay layer is 50 percent or more (or significantly higher than the other two layers), the soil is too clayish. An ideal “loam” soil is 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, and 20 percent clay.

Palmyra palm is a resilient, multi-use tree offering nutrition, income, and sustainable rural livelihoods through sap, fruits ...

The New Zealand legspinner talks about working his way back from a career-threatening back injury, training at the CSK ...

Once one of the most difficult colors to recreate in paint, blue was only available to medieval artists, for example, by grinding up the prized stone known as lapis lazuli. By the 1900s, it was still ...

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Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout ... Moles prefer soft, sandy soils and tend to avoid heavy or clay soils. While it may seem like you have a lot of moles based on the number of ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this sunken island’s natural riches.

Paths and patios that are paved with gravel, spaced flagstones, or porous concrete are the best choices for water-conserving ...