Root crops like cassava, carrots and potatoes are notoriously good at hiding disease or deficiencies which might affect their growth. While leaves may look green and healthy, farmers can face nasty surprises when they go ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2020
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The lengthy process of breeding better peanut plants can be sped up by using a biophysics technique, Raman spectroscopy.
Biochemistry
May 25, 2020
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A new computer application (app) from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists could speed the search for genes that underpin important crop traits, like high yield, seed quality and resistance to pests, disease or ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2020
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Planning is something we all do. As individuals, we may be planning for next weekend or our future retirement.
Environment
Feb 24, 2020
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Transferring genetic markers in plant breeding is a challenge, but a team of grapevine breeders and scientists at Cornell University have come up with a powerful new method that improves fruit quality and acts as a key defense ...
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2020
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A delicate balance of electrons flowing through the photosynthetic machinery is essential to a plant's ability to turn sunlight into energy and its survival. Understanding the factors that regulate this balance is key for ...
Evolution
Jan 9, 2020
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The normal way to study cassava roots is digging up the plant. Unfortunately, that tends to kill the plant, causing serious complications for researchers who are interested in learning more about how cassava grows. To solve ...
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2019
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Chocolate-producing cacao trees that are resistant to a major pathogen were identified by an international team of plant geneticists. The findings point the way for plant breeders to develop trees that are tolerant of the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2019
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A few weeks ago, the Federal Court of Australia ordered a farmer in New South Wales to pay A$290,000 to a blueberry-producing company because he had grown and sold a proprietary variety of the fruit without permission.
Other
Nov 29, 2019
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An innovative genetic mapping system for polyploid species promises to facilitate the work of scientists and plant breeders who use genomics to develop varieties that are more productive and resistant to disease or drought. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2019
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