Genes identified in defence against powdery mildew
An international research team has identified two genes which could help protect barley against powdery mildew attack.
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2016
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How accurately can farmers identify invasive pests?
Farmers are on the frontline of Australia's agricultural biosecurity, but if an exotic pest set up shop in their crop, could they recognise it?
Ecology
Sep 2, 2016
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New app to assess powdery mildew on grapes
Visual assessment of the grape and wine sector's most costly disease, powdery mildew, will be easier with a new, free smart-phone app developed by University of Adelaide researchers and collaborators.
Biotechnology
Jan 6, 2016
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Altering genes with the aid of light
Scientists have been manipulating genes for a while. The University of Pittsburgh's Alexander Deiters just found a way to control the process with higher precision.
Biotechnology
May 8, 2015
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Every dogwood has its day: Dogwood Genome Project calls on citizen scientists for help
The flowering dogwood tree is associated with the beginning of spring throughout much of the U.S. Now, thanks in part to a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of researchers from universities ...
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2015
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Fighting powdery mildew on grapes
UC Davis researchers have uncovered important genetic clues about the pathogen that causes grape powdery mildew, among the most destructive vineyard pests throughout California and the world.
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2015
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Three new ornamental dogwoods introduced
In the nursery and landscape industries, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), and their hybrids are the most popular and economically significant members of the genus Cornus. The deciduous trees ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2014
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New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
New research at the University of Adelaide has opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew.
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2014
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UV-B light zaps cucumber disease
(Phys.org) —A collaborative project by Cornell researchers and colleagues in Norway has literally shed light on a perplexing pathogen problem by harnessing the power of the sun.
Biotechnology
May 7, 2014
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Frogs help researchers find genetic mechanism for mildew susceptibility in grapevine
A princess kisses a frog and it turns into a prince, but when a scientist uses a frog to find out more information about a grapevine disease, it turns into the perfect tool narrowing in on the cause of crop loss of Vitis ...
Biotechnology
Apr 30, 2014
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