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Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals

A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering -- the process by which grasses disseminate their seeds -- were under ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foxtail millet genome sequence completed

BGI, in cooperation with Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Science, has completed the genome sequence and analysis of foxtail millet (Setaria italica), the second-most widely planted species of millet. This study provid ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun

Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavian barley ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crop root study to boost Australian grain production

Researchers at The University of Western Australia say that "next frontier" of agricultural science is understanding the root system and function of crop plants to significantly increase Australian grain production, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shedding light on debate over organic vs. conventional agriculture: Study calls for combining best of both approaches

(Phys.org) -- Can organic agriculture feed the world?

Biology / Other

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Funding secures the future of Australian Synchrotron

A $95-million rescue package for the world-class Australian Synchrotron research centre will ensure local scientists can “remain at the forefront of the highly competitive world of fundamental and applied ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decision quicksand: Why do consumers get mired in trivial choices?

Does it matter which toothbrush or breakfast cereal you buy? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explains why consumers get stuck in store aisles contemplating the dizzying array of options.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spain wilts in driest winter for 70 years

February is barely past but already Spanish farmers are on drought alert as reservoirs shrink, crops wilt and brush fires crackle after the country's driest winter in 70 years.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 107

Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads

(AP) -- Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan's military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Reducing salt in crisps without affecting the taste

Food scientists have found a way of measuring how we register the saltiness of crisps which could lead to new ways of producing healthier crisps — without losing any of the taste. The research by scientists ...

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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