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Indian researchers created a deep learning system that identifies and classifies cotton diseases with 97% accuracy. This automated method helps farmers quickly address issues, boosting yields and ...

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In order to study more precisely the production of source organs, a controlled defoliation experiment was performed on single-stemmed cotton plants. Four regular leaf-pruning treatments were ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far ...

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Abstract: Cotton area and growth information are important basis for cotton production and management. This article took Dingzhuang Town in Guangrao County of Shandong Province as the study area and ...