Three ways nuclear sciences can assist agriculture research

The exponential growth of food demand, due to the increase of the world’s population, has led to the expansion of agricultural activities. This has put enormous pressure on ecosystems worldwide, especially those in highly vulnerable areas such as mountainous regions, arid and semi-arid coastal zones, and tropical and sub-tropical forests. Combined with a rapidly changing climate, this issue has become increasingly complex and requires innovative scientific and technological approaches to be assessed, even including nuclear sciences…