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Early planting lets farmers be both mean and green, study shows
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Oct 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Farmers can be both mean and green when protecting their canola fields from a pesky insect that poses a chronic threat, says a University of Alberta researcher.
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Self seeding: An innovative management system
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Winter cover crops provide important ecological functions that include nutrient cycling and soil cover. Although cover crop benefits to agroecosystems are well documented, cover crop use in agronomic farming systems remains ...
Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Growing the energy crops short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and miscanthus grass could help the UK to reduce carbon emissions and benefit wildlife, according to researchers from the UK Research Councils’ ...
GM crop trials start again in Britain in 'secret': report
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Genetically modified crops are being grown in Britain for the first time in 12 months after controversial trials were resumed without alerting the public, a newspaper reported Monday.
Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
Jun 24, 2009 |
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In a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods -- intended to improve consumers’ health -- researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic rice designed to ...
UK scientists developing intelligent harvesting robot
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Researchers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have developed imaging technology to be used in an intelligent harvesting machine that could minimise wastage and solve an impending labour shortage for ...
Biofuels may lead to a 'drink or drive' issue
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Rice University scientists warned that the United States must be careful that the new emphasis on developing biofuels as an alternative to imported oil takes into account potential damage to the nation's water resources.
Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Results of the first study evaluating the use of human urine mixed with wood ash as a fertilizer for food crops has found that the combination can be substituted for costly synthetic fertilizers to produce ...
Traditional Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice is one of the most important crops worldwide, as it feeds over half of the world's population. Domesticated rice is an important supply of the world's rice. However, these strains are ...
GMO maize strain safe: EU food agency
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A genetically modified strain of maize, banned in some EU countries, poses no risk to health or the environment, the European Food Safety Authority declared Tuesday.
Herbicide diversity needed to keep Roundup effective
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Using a diverse herbicide application strategy may increase production costs, but a five-year Purdue University study shows the practice will drastically reduce weeds and seeds that are resistant to a popular herbicide.
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