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Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified
Biologists have identified a
gene in rice that controls
the size and weight of rice
grains. The gene may prove
to be useful for breeding
high-yield rice and, thus,
... > full story
Scent On Demand: Scientists Enhance The Scent Of Flowers
Scientists have found a way
to genetically enhance the
scent of flowers and implant
a scent in those that don't
have one. ... > full story
New Gene Found That Helps Plants Beat The Heat
Plant scientists have
discovered another piece of
the genetic puzzle that
controls how plants respond
to high temperatures. That
may allow plant breeders to
... > full story
Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds Into Crab Farms
Biologist are working to
grow and harvest blue crabs
from freshwater ponds,
instead of from the sea. ... > full story
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Good News For Pig Breeders
October 8, 2008 — There are currently two methods for artificial insemination: bull semen can be frozen to a temperature of -172 °C and may be stored indefinitely. However, pig semen must be diluted and stored ... > full story -
Nitrogen Fertilizers Used Off-Season Help Crops Planted Later
October 7, 2008 — Recent study results have shown have shown that using nitrogen fertilizer on off-season cover crops can not only increase the biomass of these crops, but can also have a beneficial effect on the ... > full story -
Bring On The Pak Choi: Consumers Interested In Trying More Asian Vegetables
October 6, 2008 — Asian vegetables, a diverse group of specialty vegetables grown and consumed throughout Asia, are becoming an integral part of the American diet. To gauge their familiarity with a range of Asian ... > full story -
Topsoil's Limited Turnover: A Crisis In Time
October 5, 2008 — Topsoil does not last forever. Records show that topsoil erosion, accelerated by human civilization and conventional agricultural practices, has outpaced long-term soil production. Earth's continents ... > full story -
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Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability
October 2, 2008 — As the United States and other nations commit to the path of biofuels production, 23 scientists call for sustainable practices in an industry that will, as one of them says, "reshape the Earth's ... > full story -
Engineering Aluminum-tolerant Crop Plants: Biochemists Devise Method For Bypassing Toxicity Effects
October 2, 2008 — Aluminum toxicity, a global agricultural problem, halts root growth in plants, severely limiting agricultural productivity for more than half of the world's arable land. Now biochemists have ... > full story -
What Is Wild? Odor Attraction Is Different Among Different Wildtype Flies
October 2, 2008 — Vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) show a highly selective behavior towards odor stimuli. A series of behavioral studies showed that a single olfactory stimulus is often not sufficient for ... > full story -
Commercial Aquatic Plants Offer Cost-effective Method For Treating Wastewater
October 1, 2008 — Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been promoted as inexpensive, low-technology approaches to treating agricultural, industrial and municipal wastewater to comply with increasingly stringent ... > full story -
Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture
October 1, 2008 — Researchers have shown that a plot of land on the campus of Auburn University that has been maintained by a century old practice of sustainable farming can produce similar cotton crops to those using ... > full story -
Soil Conservation And River Management Tied Together
October 1, 2008 — Sediment in rivers comes from erosion of the landscape as well as the erosion and collapse of the banks themselves. Just how much each source contributes to a river -- and how it affects the flow and ... > full story
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