Pistachio Industry Looks Toward a Promising 2009 Crop Year
FRESNO, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2009 pistachio harvest little more than two months away, pistachio growers and processors are anticipating a promising crop year with production expected to exceed 2008 levels. Growing conditions have been excellent and are expected to yield a high-q...UK's organic cows are cream of the crop
A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk. The Nafferton Ecological Farming Group study found that grazing cows on organic farms in the UK produce milk which contains significantly higher benefic...Fruit Crop Fungicide Induces Permanent Changes in Mating Behavior
Austin— Researchers from The University of Texas have discovered the intuitive ability of female rats, who simply give a cold shoulder to male rats// whose descent is contaminated by a common fruit crop fungicide; instead they showed a preference to male rats whose ancestors were untainted. ...Greenpeace takes legal action against Thailand over GM crop
The suspected prevalent contamination of Thai farms with genetically modified papaya has led to suing of the Thailand government by an international //environmental group called Greenpeace. Greenpeace is to take legal action against those Thai Agriculture officials who permitted the supply of...Sugarcane Smut Attack Over $800 Million Worth Crop
‘Don't panic’ said the Queensland Government to cane growers regarding the spread of a rare disease which might engulf about $800 million //worth crops – according to estimates. A total of 8 properties, were found to confirm by authorities to be affected by sugarcane smut disease. The initial c...Dow AgroSciences, World Wide Wheat Agree to Collaborate on Wheat
...r current seed portfolio by expanding into wheat -- a very important global crop which supplies a significant amount of the daily nutrition in human diets. ...al to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural...Senesco Announces H1N1 Influenza Survival Test Results in Mice
... the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental stress. The Company believes that its technology can be used to develop superior strains of crops ...Burcon announces GRAS status for Puratein(R) & Supertein(TM)
...rld's first commercial canola proteins, Puratein(R) and Supertein(TM). Canola, recognized for its nutritional qualities, is the second-largest oilseed crop in the world after soybeans. Burcon's goal is to develop Puratein(R) and Supertein(TM) to participate with soy, dairy, and egg proteins in the expandi...Senesco Chooses VGXI to Produce Factor 5A Plasmid
...m the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental stress. The Company believes that its technology can be used to develop superior strains of crops w...Senesco Expands on Recently Announced Preclinical Pancreatic Islet Data
...m the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental stress. The Company believes that its technology can be used to develop superior strains of crops w...Senesco's Preclinical Pancreatic Islet Data to be Presented at Upcoming Conferences
...m the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental stress. The Company believes that its technology can be used to develop superior strains of crops w...Domestication of Capsicum annuum chile pepper provides insights into crop origin and evolution
Without the process of domestication, humans would still be hunters and gatherers, and modern civilization would look very different. Fortunately, for all of us who do not relish the thought of spending our days searching for nuts and berries, early civilizations successfully cultivated many spec...NASA uses satellite to unearth innovation in crop forecasting
Soil moisture is essential for seeds to germinate and for crops to grow. But record droughts and scorching temperatures in certain parts of the globe in recent years have caused soil to dry up, crippling crop production. The falling food supply in some regions has forced prices upward, pushing sta...Going bananas for sustainable research -- scientists create fuel from African crop waste
Bananas are a staple crop of Rwanda. The fruit is eaten raw, fried and baked it even produces banana beer and wine. Around 2 million tons are grown each year but the fruit is only a small percentage of what the plant produces. The rest skins, leaves and stems is left to rot as waste. Now sci...Understanding natural crop defenses
LA JOLLA, CA Ever since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma: use limited resources to out-compete their neighbors for light to grow, or, invest directly in defense against hungry insects. Now, an international team of scientists at the Salk Institute for B...Pollinator decline not reducing crop yields just yet
The well-documented worldwide decline in the number of bees and other pollinators is not, at this stage, limiting global crop yields, according to the results of an international study published in the latest edition of the respected science journal, Current Biology . Co-author, CSIRO Entomolo...Research about plant viruses could lead to new ways to improve crop yields
An interdisciplinary group of scientists has obtained the first detailed information about the structure of the most destructive group of plant viruses known: flexible filamentous viruses. The cost of worldwide crop losses due to plant diseases is estimated at $60 billion annually. Alth...Jatropha Couple Oil Crop Cultivation Technology Commercially Released
The years of continuous research, experiments and trials have given Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) a big breakthrough in the search for a viable alternative feedstock for biodiesel in combination with Jatropha in December 2007. After having a number of successful field trials...Syngenta Acquires Innovative Bio-Control Technology to Improve Usable Crop Yields
WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Syngenta today announced that it has acquired Georgia-based Circle One Global, Inc., to add an innovative antitoxin crop protection technology to the company's portfolio. Circle One Global markets the product Afla-Guard(R), which is aimed at reduc...Call for papers for Pira International's Global Crop Protection Summit 2009
Pira International is inviting abstracts from parties interested in presenting at the Global Crop Protection Summit and exposition on 15-17th September at The George Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. London, UK (PRWeb UK) - Pira International and partner CCM International...Victoria Forges Global Alliance with Dow AgroSciences for Crop Innovation
ATLANTA, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Victoria has forged a global alliance with Dow AgroSciences for crop innovation, Minister for Innovation of Victoria Gavin Jennings announced today at BIO2009 in Atlanta. The research partnership will see Victoria strengthen its position as a leader in ag...