News tagged with crop plants
Private support helps public plant research
The private sector and an Austrian research institute are chipping in to help support one of the most widely used public biological databases in the world. Although the majority of funding continues to come from the National ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Fungi's genetic sabotage in wheat discovered
Using molecular techniques, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating scientists have shown how the subversion of a single gene in wheat by two fungal foes triggers a kind of cellular suicide in the grain crop's ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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'Business as usual' crop development won't satisfy future demand
Although global grain production must double by 2050 to address rising population and demand, new data from the University of Illinois suggests crop yields will suffer unless new approaches to adapt crop plants ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Climate change complicates plant diseases of the future
Human-driven changes in the earth's atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers predict carbon dioxide will reach levels double those of the preindustrial era by the ...
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Battle of the sexes exists in the plant world too
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the University of Bath has discovered that plants, like animals, also have a battle of the sexes when it comes to raising their offspring.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Rice yields researched to tackle food security issues
A pioneering project in the Philippines, which aims to develop a new, higher-yielding rice plant which could ease the threat of hunger for the poor, is being led by an academic at the University of Sheffield.
Jun 21, 2010 |
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'Psychedelic' maize may help increase crop and biofuel yields
Research published in the journal Genetics suggests that mutant maize have multiple independent pathways used to regulate and export sugars throughout its various organs
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Plant disease -- more than a crop killer
The devastating consequences of emerging infectious diseases on crops in developing countries and their economic and social impacts are often underestimated, according to a new study by Maurizio Vurro and his colleagues from ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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When plants attract bugs, it may be their own fault
If you're debating about what impatiens to plant in your yard, a recent study at the University of Illinois suggests that you go with Cajun Carmine, that is if you want fewer insects in your garden. Why some varieties of ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Scientists ID Bacterial Genes that Improve Plant Growth
You might think bacteria that "invade" trees are there to cause certain destruction. But like the helpful bacteria that live within our guts, some microbes help plants thrive. To find out what makes these ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Calculating agriculture's phosphorus footprint
Balancing phosphorus levels in crop lands is a key factor that is often overlooked in discussions of global food security, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance an ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Cellulosic ethanol: Expanding options, identifying obstacles
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are figuring out how to turn wheat straw into ethanol "gold," and learning more about the bacteria that can "infect" ethanol plants and interfere with fuel production.
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Researchers look at reducing yield loss for crops under stress
People feel it, animals feel it, and yes, plants sense it too. It's stress.
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Plant hormone regulates nectar production
Rapeseed is one of the ten most important agricultural crops worldwide. In spring, the rapeseed fields with their bright yellow flowers are widely visible: this year winter rapeseed is being cultivated on ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Chance Observation Leads to Plant Breeding Breakthrough
(PhysOrg.com) -- A reliable method for producing plants that carry genetic material from only one of their parents has been discovered by plant biologists at UC Davis. The technique, to be published March 25 in the journal ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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