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Water-conserving irrigation strategies minimize overwatering, runoff
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Conserving water and reducing the environmental impact of runoff are two of the most important issues confronting container nursery operations. Current regulations and laws in five states limit water consumption ...
Frequent flower buyers seek product variety
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Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences consumers' choices in regard to floral ...
Powerful pumpkins, super squash
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Carotenoids, the family of yellow to red pigments responsible for the striking orange hues of pumpkins and the familiar red color of vine-ripe tomatoes, play an important role in human health by acting as ...
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Tension on the grapevine
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Survey finds horticulture grads prepared for green jobs
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Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit
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Mobile microscopes illuminate the brain
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Scientists Plot Genetic Ploy Against Grain Pest
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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Tiny Music Player Made from Wire Bridge (w/ Video),
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Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe,
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Creating a six-qubit cluster state,
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Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution,
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Short heels make elite sprinters super speedy
Oct 30, 2009 |
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What is it about elite sprinters that gives them the edge over non-sprinters in the 100m dash? Stephen Piazza from the Pennsylvania State University publishes his discovery, in The Journal of Experimental Bi ...
Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Maize research reduces poverty in west and central Africa
Oct 28, 2009 |
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An analysis of three and half decades of maize research in African farming communities finds big benefits. A multi-country study, in Agricultural Economics, reports the significant role international maize research plays ...
Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea (Update)
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related ...
Wild pigs and deer do not spread GM corn via feces or accumulate transgenic residues in meat
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Deer stew, roast of wild boar, venison ragout - come fall, all varieties of game are in season for gourmets. However, ever since the worldwide surge in genetically modified corn, critical consumers' appetites have abated ...
In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Most of today's gastroenterologists practice in relatively calm environments with patients of the same species. But for Dr. Leon Kundrotas and his colleagues working in Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the need to diagnose and treat ...
Prevent tomato late blight next growing season
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the northeast, home gardeners expecting the usual bumper crop of tomatoes this season were dismayed to find their plants affected by late blight, the same fungus that caused Ireland's potato famine ...
UF releases first citrus cultivar; Sugar Belle packs a tasty punch
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended for commercial production.
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue Toxicosis
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler technology -- the very same technology used by meteorologists to track thunderstorms -- is being used by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to better understand the rate ...
Research Yields Sheep Breeding Improvements
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Artificial insemination (AI) techniques that work well with cattle and swine can be difficult or costly to perform in sheep, but help’s on the way, thanks to Agricultural Research Service ...
Sweet Potato Protection is More Than Skin Deep
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sweet potatoes are a seasonal staple that earn U.S. producers some $370 million every year. Now Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found traits in sweet potatoes that someday ...
Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to owners
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Animals shelter officials housing lost pets that had been implanted with a microchip were able to find the owners in almost three out of four cases in a recently published national study.
Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answers
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans' own genetic footprints of adaptation.
Squeezing More Crop Out of Each Drop of Water
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies in China and Colorado by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have revealed some interesting tactics on how to irrigate with limited water, based on a crop’s ...
Ultrasound Used for Better Breeding in Sheep
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultrasound technology routinely used to accurately predict characteristics that indicate carcass yield and value in cattle and swine can also be used in live sheep, Agricultural Research Service ...
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Antarctic expedition studies survival strategies of Weddell seals
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain
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Ig Nobel: Researchers named the cream of the crop
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Oct 02, 2009 |
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Control of mosquito vectors of malaria may be enhanced by a new method of biocontrol
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Growing greener greens
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Re-examining Darwin’s thoughts on species
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Deer crashes continue to rise in North Carolina
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Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
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This could be an awesome year for fall foliage, expert says
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Eat soybeans to prevent diseases
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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Culprit Compounds That Block Beans' Healthful Iron Probed
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Sep 25, 2009 |
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New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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New computing tool could lead to better crops and pesticides say researchers
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Sep 22, 2009 |
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Echoes of phlogiston in stem cell biology
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Mechanism related to the onset of various genetic diseases revealed
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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Disordered proteins sensitive to environment, sequence changes
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New report: Light brown apple moth classification for eradication and quarantine was justified
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Top wheat experts call for scaling up efforts to combat Ug99 and other wheat rusts
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Sep 11, 2009 |
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Sharing the results of research critical to advancement of biological sciences
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Darwin's collections 'cocooned' at London museum
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