Ancient DNA from Roman and medieval grape seeds reveal ancestry of wine making
A grape variety still used in wine production in France today can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant, scientists have discovered.
A grape variety still used in wine production in France today can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant, scientists have discovered.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2019
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Humans have radically altered the evolution of agricultural plants since World War Two, remaking our seed system with industrial agricultural practices to feed a growing population. Yet in the changing climate of decades ...
Evolution
Jun 13, 2024
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) celebrated its third anniversary today with the arrival of seeds for rare lima beans, blight-resistant cantaloupe, and progenitors of antioxidant-rich red tomatoes from Peru and the Galapagos ...
Other
Feb 25, 2011
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In recent years, Purdue University's Katy Rainey and Keith Cherkauer have worked to predict soybean biomass from drone imagery in Indiana.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2023
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(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 ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2009
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A study examining bean productivity among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, has found that on average, yields are 6% lower among female than male farmers. Women are often 'invisible' in agriculture, researchers say, due to ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2021
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The remote valley of Mesohori in northeastern Greece seems an unusual choice for a stand against genetically modified crop conglomerates who are knocking on Europe's door.
Other
May 15, 2011
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Modifying soybean seed to increase phosphorus content can improve animal nutrition and reduce feed costs and nutrient pollution. However, further research is needed to commercialize this valuable technology. Knowledge of ...
Ecology
Sep 16, 2011
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Development aid reached a new peak of 142.6 billion USD, according to recent data from the OECD.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2017
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Plant breeders at the University of Göttingen and Agrecol have launched a joint initiative to protect seeds as common property. Agrecol developed an Open Source Seed Licence, which legally protects seeds as commons (i.e., ...
Plants & Animals
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