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Agdia has announced the commercial launch of a field-deployable rapid molecular test kit on their AmplifyRP XRT platform for onsite detection of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV). For growers who prefer to send plant samples to Agdia for analysis, this product will also be used by their…

It’s not easy for a robot to get around in a greenhouse. According to Shengrong Bu, Associate Professor of Engineering at Brock University, fixtures, elevated planters and narrow, winding corridors can stop machines in their tracks. “Self-driving machines operating in greenhouses have different sensors…

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Will the tawny frogmouth finally take the top perch? Could conservationist backing propel Baudin’s black cockatoo to the skies? Or will the gang-gang gang prove triumphant when the winner is unveiled on Thursday afternoon?

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The wait is over. The votes – all 313,000 of them – are in.

The winner of Guardian/BirdLife Australia’s Australian bird of the year for 2025 will be crowned on Thursday.

Tawny frogmouth

Baudin’s black cockatoo

Gang-gang cockatoo

Willie wagtail

Bush stone-curlew

Southern emu-wren

Laughing kookaburra

Little penguin

Spotted pardalote

Wedge-tailed eagle

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Botany One interviews Dr Patricia Silva-Flores, a Chilean biologist whose work brings attention to the vital, overlooked role of fungi in ecosystems and society.

The post Patricia Silva-Flores: “A Whole Hidden World Waiting to Be Discovered and Admired!” appeared first on Botany One.

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