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Early planting lets farmers be both mean and green, study shows

Early planting lets farmers be both mean and green, study shows

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created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(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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created Apr 15, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...


Insect resistance to Bt crops can be predicted, monitored and managed

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Since 1996, crop plants genetically modified to produce bacterial proteins that are toxic to certain insects, yet safe for people, have been planted on more than 200 million hectares worldwide. The popularity of these Bt ...


Fields of miscanthus in the English landscape

Perennial energy crops could be good for carbon savings and for wildlife

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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’ ...


Genetically modified crops are being grown in Britain for the first time in 12 months

GM crop trials start again in Britain in 'secret': report

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


UK scientists developing intelligent harvesting robot

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


Crops and Weeds: Climate Change's First Responders

Crops and Weeds: Climate Change's First Responders

Biology / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologists is studying how global climate change could affect food crop production--and prompt the evolution of even more resilient weeds.


Competitive, trade-friendly nations weather volatile crop yields best

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Richer nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if climate change, weather events or other factors cause yields of grain and oilseed crops to become more volatile, a new study has ...


Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest

Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

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

Traditional Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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 ...


Herbicide diversity needed to keep Roundup effective

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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