A European team of researchers has discovered a gene with the potential to increase sugar beet yields. Presented in the journal Current Biology, the findings of the study show how the long-sought bolting gene B in the sugar ...
Biotechnology
May 22, 2012
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Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf courses.
Biotechnology
May 15, 2012
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A Purdue University researcher has taken corn off steroids and found that the results might lead to improvements in that and other crops.
Biotechnology
Nov 30, 2011
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Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland species according to a new University of Hull study published in the journal Biological Conservation today.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the Warwick Crop Centre in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick has developed a unique collection of information about the disease resistance of 96 of the world's onion ...
Biotechnology
Aug 3, 2011
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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.
Other
Oct 22, 2009
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