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17 August, 2020
Reducing Waste and Improving SoilFollowing the success of their composting pilot facility, Edama has received seed investment of $780,000 USD from the KAUST Innovation Fund.
16 August, 2020
Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunitiesEfficient greenhouse complexes that will grow crops using the resources available on desert coasts could improve food security for millions.
10 August, 2020
Startup Story: Edama Organic SolutionsAs Saudi Arabia’s leading research university, KAUST is a place where big ideas are given the room to grow.
21 June, 2020
The test we needResearchers at KAUST are developing a test that is rapid, accurate and easy to use in the field—can it help flatten future curves?
01 June, 2020
Regulator of plant immunity taggedDiscovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.
21 May, 2020
A combat strategy for purple witchweedPlant scientist Salim Al-Babili and his team are working across many fronts to save sub-Saharan African cereal crops from a menacing weed.
21 May, 2020
Testing barley's salt tolerance is a numbers gameFactors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique.
21 May, 2020
Better anchor roots help crops grow in poor soilsA newly discovered plant metabolite that promotes anchor root growth may prove valuable in helping crops grow in nutrient-deficient soils.
Dec 26, 2019
21 May, 2020
Cleaving through the heart of viral infectionsA Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.