News tagged with weed technology

Farmers relying on roundup lose some of its benefit

(PhysOrg.com) -- Roundup Ready crops have made weed control much easier for farmers, but a new study shows their reliance on the technology may be weakening the herbicide's ability to control weeds.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Same genes linked to early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease

The same gene mutations linked to inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's disease have been found in people with the more common late-onset form of the illness.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Precision time: A matter of atoms, clocks, and statistics

Time is of the essence, especially in communications, navigation, and electric power distribution, which all demand nanosecond precision or better. Keeping these beating hearts of technology in near-perfect global synchronization ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Big tech companies team up to combat email scams

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Seeding strategies help Rangelands recover from fire

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are making sure that money spent on sustaining and repairing arid rangeland ecosystems is spent on programs that work.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grain crops with lower carotene levels are less affected by parasitic plants

Grain crops that produce less carotene can produce more food, especially in Africa, as they are less affected by parasitic plants. This is the result of research with which Muhammad Jamil hopes to obtain his ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The constant gardeners of the world's reefs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian scientists have urged greater consideration for the brilliantly-hued parrot fishes that tend and renew the world’s imperilled coral reefs.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is that a robot in your suitcase?

A flying robot as small as a dinner plate that can zoom to hard-to-reach places and a fleet of eco-friendly robotic farm-hands are just two of the exciting projects the robotics team at the Queensland University ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Crowdsourcing nutrition in a snap

Americans spend upwards of $40 billion a year on dieting advice and self-help books, but the first step in any healthy eating strategy is basic awareness -- what's on the plate.

Technology / Software

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Topsy-turvy wine weather makes grape sorters shine

A topsy-turvy growing season, which zigzagged from drought to hail to heat wave, produced a distressingly mixed crop in Bordeaux this year -- but gave optical grape sorters a chance to shine.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China mulls microblog limits before party meeting

(AP) -- China's Communist Party is preparing for its biggest policy meeting of the year by ratcheting up pressure on social media sites that have fast become forums for information and public expression beyond ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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