News tagged with crops seeded

Researchers find no loss of vegetable diversity in the 20th century; correct math error in 1983 study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two University of Georgia scholars argue against the conventional wisdom that the 20th century was a disaster for vegetable crop diversity by showing that there was no overall loss of vegetable diversity ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research could have a green solution for food safety

(PhysOrg.com) -- Life in the fruit bowl is no longer the pits, thanks to a University of Alberta researcher.

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Agricultural methods of early civilizations may have altered global climate, study suggests

Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study that ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 8

Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use

The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Food security: It starts with seed

With each passing year, the human population of our planet continues to expand. This growth has created a wide ranging strain on our water and soil resources, as well as our environment, creating an unprecedented urgency ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass

University of Illinois plant geneticist Stephen Moose has developed a corn plant with enormous potential for biomass, literally. It yields corn that would make good silage, Moose said, due to a greater number of leaves and ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2


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