
In a recent experiment, where investigators made a small change to planting, not only did they find that tall narrow rows grow the same amount of vegetables, they retained more fertilizers – reducing what would have leached into groundwater – and they would need half the amount of water. In addition, fumigation rates for pests were cut by as much as 50 percent.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/gkicAczgJUk» height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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