Corn Significant rainfall fell across almost the entire Argentine agricultural region last week, with the highest accumulations in the core corn and soybean areas. These rains followed weeks of intense drought and high temperatures. Soil moisture maps show substantial improvements in the nucleus region, but conditions remain very dry when moving south or north.
While rain is generally welcome, opinions on its impact are divided. Most believe the precipitation came too late to benefit corn but arrived just in time for soybeans. For corn, the improvement in crop conditions is minimal, as much of the rainfall occurred in areas where corn had already passed its critical yield-defining stages under water stress. Although the rain may help with...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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