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News tagged with crop varieties
Gene discovery may halt worldwide wheat epidemic
University of California, Davis, researchers have identified a gene that enables resistance to a new devastating strain of stem rust, a fungal disease that is hampering wheat production throughout Africa and Asia and threatening ...
Biotechnology
Nov 16, 2017
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'Plant cinema' shows the flow of energy
Nothing works without fuel: plants also depend on fuel for growth and development. In living organisms, fuel comes as the universal energy currency adenosine triphosphate (ATP). An international team of researchers led by ...
Biotechnology
Jul 18, 2017
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Cultivating cool-for-cash-crop
When deciding what crops to grow during a season, growers look at several factors. Do the crops have a good yield in their area? Does the area currently have the resources—usually water—to grow that crop? Will the crop ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2017
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Crop shelter provides greater research portability
In many parts of the world, lack of sufficient water makes it difficult - or impossible - to grow crops. Even in areas with enough water for farming, droughts can drastically lower the yield and quality of crops.
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Dec 14, 2016
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Plant diversity could provide natural repellent for crop pests
A new study has unveiled why a field with a variety of plants seems to attract fewer plant-eating insects than farm land with just one type of crop.
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2016
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Scientists identify the signals plants use to survive in salty soils
Plants survive in high-salt soils through a signaling pathway using salt-responsive calmodulin proteins, which trigger cells to change their internal ion balance. A group led by Liqun Zhao of Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2016
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Reinventing French fizz in face of climate change
France's Champagne country has little to celebrate as global warming threatens to wreak havoc on production, forcing winegrowers to take a sober look at their future.
Biotechnology
Aug 4, 2016
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Comparative analysis highlights impacts of previous breeding programs on cassava genome
For nearly a billion people around the world, cassava is a staple crop and a primary source of calories. The plant is easy to cultivate—cuttings grow well on marginal land—and it is very tolerant of drought. For the U.S. ...
Biotechnology
Apr 18, 2016
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New study finds most African smallholder farmers actively shopping for seeds
Small, family farmers in Africa purchase more than half of their seeds every year through local markets and other informal sources—neglected outlets that present a major opportunity for improving access to better crop varieties ...
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Jan 20, 2016
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