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#India: Agronomic #biofortification of soybeans thru zinc #fertilization can help achieve higher #yields and #nutrition quality, thus offering a promising solution to #malnutrition in the North-Eastern Himalayas where #soybeans are widely consumed: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #fertilizer

Zinc-based agronomic bio-forti...

Researchers at OHSU have demonstrated a new technique to treat #infertility by turning skin cells into #oocytes, or eggs. Shown here, an image of an oocyte with a bright image of a skin cell nucleus before #fertilization.
#Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/09/bio09302502.html

New publication: #Grassland degradation status modulates the relative contribution of soil #nematode diversity and community structure to #ecosystemfunctioning under #nitrogen #fertilization and #irrigation management.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109954

Figure 2 in Chen et al. (2025): "Co-occurrence networks of relationships among soil nematode genera under (a and b) control and irrigation treatment (i.e., across degradation levels and nitrogen fertilization treatments, n = 30), and (c and d) control and nitrogen fertilization (i.e., across degradation levels and irrigation treatments, n = 30), and (e–g) in the lightly degraded, moderately degraded and severely degraded grasslands (i.e., across irrigation treatments and nitrogen fertilization treatments, n = 20). Nodes represent different nematode genera, and red, yellow, green and blue nodes represent bacterivores, fungivores, plant parasites and omnivores-predators, respectively. Red lines represent positive correlations between genera, while blue lines represent the negative correlations, and the thickness of the connecting line represents the strength of the correlation effect. Node size is positively correlated with node degree."

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Managing soil fertilization levels can make for more efficient and productive crops
#SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #CropResilience #Crops #Fertilization #SoilScience #Agroecology #Science #Forests #SustainableAgriculture #SoilMicrobes #RootSystems
https://the-14.com/managing-soil-fertilization-levels-can-make-for-more-efficient-and-productive-crops/

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(2/2) Such #biofortification offers a valuable strategy to combat Se deficiency. Better #fertilization practices and more suitable genotypes can boost crop #yields and #nutrition quality, supporting public #health thru more nutrient-rich staple foods: doi.org/10.1016/j.jf...

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Exploration of the response of soil properties and plant #SpeciesComposition to centuries-old traditional meadow irrigation

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac072

Animal development requires #egg activation, which is initiated by calcium waves, but how does this happen? This study shows that protease activation of the Par2a receptor on the #zebrafish egg surface is required for successful #fertilization @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/467nrzY

Top: Serine protease inhibitors cause egg activation defects and reduced calcium waves. Eggs fertilized in vitro in E2 medium with (top right) or without (top left) 5mg/ml Aprotinin. Bottom: Par2a mutants show defective Ca++ wave propagation during egg activation and blastomere cytokinesis. Normalized pseudo-colored fluorescent images of Tg(actb2:GCaMP6s)lkc2 indicating comparative Ca++ levels at 240s post egg activation in WT, mild and severe par2a mutant eggs.

#KnowledgeByte: #CO2 #Fertilization, also called the carbon fertilization effect, refers to the increased rate of #Photosynthesis in plants due to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/CO2-Fertilization-6665457a1f1333a28723d93b

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

NutriSen, a spin-off from our university, developed a measuring device and application that help #farmers optimize #fertilization and reduce #nitrogen input – protecting crops and the environment: http://go.tum.de/347618

#agriculture #satellites

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#Aridity modulates #grassland biomass responses to combined #drought and soil nutrient addition 🌿 .

See our latest advances published in Nature #Ecology & Evolution, in which we have seen that #fertilization mitigates the effects of drought more effectively in arid grasslands, while its effects are reduced in humid regions or on nitrogen-rich soils.

Reference📰 : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02705-8

Press release 🗞️ : https://www.ceam.es/news/aridity-modulates-grassland-biomass-responses-to-combined-drought-and-nutrient-addition/

New publication: Frequent failure of nutrients to increase plant biomass supports the need for precision #fertilization in #agriculture. #nutrientlimitation #grasslands #rangelands
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99071-z

Rebekka Gerlach et al. found that #Irrigation and #Fertilization led to differences in #SoilProperties and #SoilNutrients without impact on sheer #PlantSpeciesDiversity but on #PlantSpeciesComposition. Thus, irrigation may prove a tool to differentiate between #PlantFunctionalTraits.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac072

#LiberatedFromFB #sperm #egg #fertilization #compatibility #mybodymychoice #storytelling <--- important!

For years, we’ve heard it told like a high-stakes race — millions of sperm, racing through the reproductive system like Olympic swimmers, all in a desperate dash to be the first to reach the egg.
The fittest wins.
The prize? Fertilization.
Cue the heroic soundtrack.
But that tale?
It’s mostly myth, deeply rooted in a male-centric view of reproduction.
Thanks to a 2020 study, we now know the egg isn't a passive prize at the finish line — it’s a powerful decision-maker in its own right.
Turns out, the egg and sperm communicate.
The egg releases chemoattractants — specific chemical signals — that draw in preferred sperm.
And for the others?
She slows them down with a repelling signal.
Cervical mucus, particularly L-mucus, filters out weak or low-quality sperm before they even get a chance to swim.
Bye, boy.
As researcher Fitzpatrick put it:
"Follicular fluid from one female was better at attracting sperm from one male, while follicular fluid from another female was better at attracting sperm from a different male…"

Translation?
It’s about compatibility. It’s her body, her choice — down to a molecular level.
And once she’s made that choice and one lucky sperm starts penetrating the egg, she shuts it all down.
The egg releases a chemical that causes every other sperm’s head to literally pop off.
Yes — mass decapitation.
No second chances. No backup winners. No maybes.
Just the one she chose.
Oh, and let’s not forget the poetic ending:
Sperm? Smallest cell in the human body.
Egg? Largest.
She’s been running the show all along.
It’s about time we told the story right.
Credit to the respective owner (Respect 🫡)
We do not own this story — just lifting the curtain on the biological brilliance of women’s bodies.
Reproduction isn’t a race. It’s a conversation — and she gets the final word. 💪🧠💫

From a spermatozoid perspective, human egg swarmed by competitors.

A study of brown fat in 286 individuals aged 20-70 found that those who were conceived in cold months have slightly higher brown fat activity, lower BMI, and lower waist circumference in both men and women of all ages.

Summary: https://www.sciencealert.com/your-body-fat-may-be-shaped-by-the-month-you-were-conceived

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01249-2

#Science #Health #ColdAdaptation #Fertilization #BMI