Low-cost Technology Reduces the Cost and Carbon Footprint of Pressurized Irrigation
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Researchers from the Agronomy Department at the University of Cordoba have field tested a technology that takes advantage of excess pressure from the grid to generate energy, saving more than 2,000€ and 9 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Lead Used in Small Game Hunting Poses No Significant Health Risk to Consumers
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After analyzing the lead concentrations in three key species of small game, a study by the UCO concludes that the consumption of this meat entails no significant health risk, although it notes the importance of the size and quantity of the ammunition with which the animal is shot.
The balance between zinc and phosphorus in the soil affects maize yields in Mediterranean areas
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A team from the Department of Agronomy at the University of Cordoba (DAUCO) publishes the ideal ratio between phosphorus and zinc in soil for the proper fertilization of corn cultivated on lands with zinc deficiencies
Phosphorus conditions the formation of iron oxides, keys to agronomic and environmental soil properties
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A paper from the Agronomy Department at the University of Cordoba and Southwest University (China) has advanced in the understanding of influencing factors in the formation of iron oxides that affect a soil's ability to be more agriculturally efficient
Incorporating NIRS technology to almond analysis allows for quantifying amygdalin levels, the compound that causes the nut’s bitter taste, on an industrial scale
Integrated Disease Management saves olive trees from Verticillium wilt
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The University of Cordobas's Agronomy Department (abbreviated to DAUCO in Spanish) reduced the occurrence of Verticillium wilt in a commercial olive plantation by applying an Integrated Disease Management strategy