• • • Proper processing or devitalisation of imported grain non-negotiable Wheat imports may be necessary to meet a shortfall in Australian production, but biosecurity measures must be non-negotiable according to the chairman of the NSW Durum Growers Association. Denaturalisation is a sticky topic for those importing grain. The cost…
• • • Grassland ecosystems in dry steppe and their improvement Long-term experiment analyzed the effectiveness of grassing on old degraded haylands and pastures. Soil of the area was dark chestnut or chestnut. Double disk plowing followed by legume-gramineous seeding increased efficacy of the lands by 2.2–2.4 times. Multi-component mixtures…
• • • Multilingual communication, a vehicle to bring international organisations closer to the citizens The heads of language and conference services of over 50 international organisations met in Brussels to discuss data governance, the impact of new technologies, and topical matters driving progress in the work of language, conference…
• • • Stability of white clover and alfalfa in grass ecosystems on long-term haylands and pastures White clover proportion in yield varied within 10–41% in mixtures with perennial ryegrass while with cocksfoot it dropped down to 4–29%. Nitrogen fertilizers negatively affected clover stability, its content varied from 0 to…
• • • Misinterpretations about climate resilience and adaptability of modern wheat An alarming report early this year from European climate researchers, published in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), questioned the climate resilience of modern wheat varieties (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1804387115). Now, after growing criticism from renowned…
