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Research team receives $7.5 million to study cassava
...e worldwide. Cassava is the fourth-most-important crop in the tropics, and it's relatively easy to grow i...ted that we provide complete nutrition in a single crop species," Sayre said. "We hope to achieve each individual goal ?to reduce cyanide content, reduce de...Newly recognized gene mutation may reduce seeds, resurrect plants
...defective embryo. "This is interesting because in crop production a number of plants have a problem of re...ffects plant development, particularly its role in crop seed self-thinning mechanisms through embryo abortion. Unlike some other mutants that abort all of ...Techniques available to detect soil that inhibits destructive soybean pest
...se between $800 million and $1 billion annually in crop losses in the United States, according the American Phytopathological Society. However, techniques are available to find soils that specifically suppress these microscopic roundworms, said Andreas Westphal, assistant professor of plant pathology. The...Genetically modified maize not found in southern Mexico
...dentity revolve heavily around maize, or corn ?the crop was first developed here thousands of years ago ?the thought of importing GM varieties that could contaminate native plants frightens many citizens. "The genetic diversity of native maize is an important resource with great cultural significance," S...Using the genomic shortcut to predict bacterial behavior
...d such factors as the energy used in producing the crop (including production of pesticides and fertilizer, running farm machinery and irrigating, grinding and transporting the crop) and in fermenting/distilling the ethanol from the water mix. Although additional costs are incurred, such as federal and st...Ethanol and biodiesel from crops not worth the energy
...d such factors as the energy used in producing the crop (including production of pesticides and fertilizer, running farm machinery and irrigating, grinding and transporting the crop) and in fermenting/distilling the ethanol from the water mix. Although additional costs are incurred, such as federal and st...Quick identification needed to save Florida's citrus industry from devastating disease
...ication methods are needed to reduce the amount of crop loss caused by this disease, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS). Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that affects the phloem system of citrus plants causing the infected trees to yellow, decline, and possibly ...Making plant cells work like miniature factories
... cabbage and radish. "Arabidopsis is not a major crop like corn and soybeans," Yeung said, "but because so much is already known about it genetically, we can hopefully begin to draw correlations between the chemical and genetic makeup. We hope that such fundamental research will be applicable to other p...Study: Plants use dual defense system to fight pathogens
...hor and an assistant professor of horticulture and crop science at Ohio State University . He and his col...McFall, both in the department of horticulture and crop science; Youssef Belkhadir and Jeffrey Dangl, both with the department of biology at the University ...Whisky fans can drink to crop research
... of barley could lead to improved varieties of the crop most commonly used in the production of whisky and...human and other plant genetic studies to analyse a crop that has huge economic importance. We expect to be able to identify the genes that could lead to imp...Organic farms produce same yields as conventional farms
...Hanson. The research compared soil fungi activity, crop yields, energy efficiency, costs, organic matter changes over time, nitrogen accumulation and nitrate leaching across organic and conventional agricultural systems. "First and foremost, we found that corn and soybean yields were the same across the ...Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide
...ation, and biological control agents combined with crop rotations and cover crops will be a necessity in the future," said Erin Rosskopf, USDA-ARS, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL. "A multi-tactic approach is becoming increasingly important as many agricultural chemicals undergo in...Genetic discovery could lead to drought-resistant plants
... be important to plant breeders looking to improve crop resistance to drought, as well as to those seeking to understand plants' evolutionary responses to climate, says Campbell. "These genes are of paramount importance. They allow plants to adapt to changes in light, carbon and water availability. Ultim...Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source
...a-Champaign say. Stephen P. Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology, recently took that ...nd stem-like organ called a rhizome. Miscanthus, a crop native to Asia and a relative of sugarcane, drops its slender leaves in the winter, leaving behind t...A new molecule discovered in the battle between plants and disease
...experimentation, but the same molecule is found in crop species such as canola, soybean, potato, tomato, r...e proAtPep1 gene have been identified in important crop species including canola, soybean, potato, tomato, rice and poplar. ...Vietnam war technology could aid elephant conservation
...US Army surplus miniature seismic system to detect crop raiding Asian elephants in Sri Lanka, but the work was abandoned after the elephants began digging up the geophones and destroying them. Making accurate estimates of elephant populations is essential for their conservation. Until now, ecologists hav...Insects develop resistance to engineered crops
... thuringiensis (Bt), whose genes are inserted into crop plants, such as maize and cotton, creates these to...rs of extensive use, there have been no reports of crop failure or insect resistance in the field to genetically modified Bt crops, Shelton said. Still, sev...$6.5 Million Grant for Microarray Center at Yale School of Medicine
In 1909, while harvesting a typical corn crop (Zea mays) in Illinois, a field worker noticed a plant so unusual that it was initially believed to be a new species. Its "peculiarly shaped ear" was "laid aside as a curiosity" and the specimen was designated Zea ramosa (from the Latin ramosus, "hav...The genetic origins of corn on the cob
In 1909, while harvesting a typical corn crop (Zea mays) in Illinois, a field worker noticed a plant so unusual that it was initially believed to be a new species. Its "peculiarly shaped ear" was "laid aside as a curiosity" and the specimen was designated Zea ramosa (from the Latin ramosus, "hav......ure for conducting genomics research in such major crop plants as maize. ...Other Tagscircle 2gland 2gland 3interest 2interest 3interest 4interest 5interest 6interest 7interest 8interest 9interest 10agriculture 2agriculture 3agriculture 4Other Contentsmonosaccharidesmonotremesmorphologymorphologymorphologymorphologymorphologymossmosaicismmotifmotifmotifmotif
(Date:12/3/2009)Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, accord
(Date:12/3/2009)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Most scientists believe that staph infections are caused by many bacterial cells that signal each other to emit toxins. The signaling process is called quorum sensing because many b
(Date:12/3/2009)Spanish researchers have measured CO2 levels for the past three years in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) over a sparsely inhabited rural area near Valladolid. The results, which are the first of th
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