This month, our series continues with the third installment, as we focus on the core component of Dr. James White’s work: The Rhizophagy Cycle
When people think of India’s economy, many think of its exploding service and technology sectors. Yet for decades, agriculture has played a major role in India’s socioeconomic growth.
Prized by the paper industry, eucalyptus grows quickly in its native Australia. When enterprising growers transplanted the crop to Portugal, however, they quickly learned it suffered from boron deficiency in its new environment.
Two and a half centuries ago, cotton production was responsible for a level of invention and ingenuity that changed the world. Its cultivation has been transformed by many of the new technologies, including boron supplementation, that have evolved as a result.