A new study has found that using a combination of “smart farming” and fire-resistant crops could help protect agricultural areas from the threat of wildfires. The research, conducted by a team at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), suggests that by using smart farming strategies such as crop rotation and precision agriculture, farmers can help reduce the fuel loads on their land and make their crops more resistant to fire. In addition, the team identified a number of fire-resistant crops that could be used to protect agricultural areas from wildfire. These include wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, and corn, as well as a variety of perennial grasses. The team believes that by using these strategies and crops, agricultural areas can be better protected from the threat of wildfire and that this could lead to more sustainable and productive farming systems.

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source: Phys.org