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UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat

University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

50 years of cereal leaf beetle management research

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management provides a review of cereal leaf beetle biology, past and present management practices, and current research being conducted.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When plants go polyploid

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plant lineages with multiple copies of their genetic information face higher extinction rates than their relatives, researchers report in Science magazine.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

How an 'evolutionary playground' brings plant genes together

Plants produce a vast array of natural products, many of which we find useful for making things such as drugs. There are likely to be many other plant natural products that remain undiscovered or under-exploited, and research ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Producing cold-tolerant oats for autumn sowing in Sweden

Oat is the sixth most important cereal in the world. Traditionally it has been used for feed, but it's importance as a food crop is steadily growing due to it's unique health beneficial properties. Unfortunately, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slime mold prefers sleeping pills

In a new paper published in Nature Precedings, Andrew Adamatzky from the University of the West of England shows that slime molds like Physarum polycephalum prefers sleeping pills and their sedative effects over ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Novel processing technologies developed for extending use of oats in gluten-free diet

Oats is a highly nutritious cereal, which can be tolerated by large number of celiac patients. A range of commercial oat flours as well as specific oat flours produced from single varieties have been evaluated for their suitability ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inventing New Oat and Barley Breads

(PhysOrg.com) -- Delicious new all-oat or all-barley breads might result from laboratory experiments now being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in California.

Biology / Other

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cooling inflammation for healthier arteries

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing "heart-healthy" oats at the grocery store.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies provide insight into key oat chemical

Studies conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to increase understanding about the environmental factors that regulate production of avenanthramides (Avns), metabolites with potent antioxidant ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UF research improves production of sea oats essential to beach survival

(PhysOrg.com) -- It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural barrier between land and water?and ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oat

The common oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats make up a part of the daily diet of horses, about 20% of daily intake or smaller, and are regularly fed to cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog food and chicken feed. Oat seeds are commonly marketed as cat grass to cat enthusiasts, since cats will readily harvest and eat tender young oat, wheat and some other grass sprouts.[citation needed]

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