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Agricuture News - January 2010 ArchivesThe almond tree's secret weapon (1/31/2010)
Is iron from soil a factor in algal blooms? (1/30/2010)A team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology is investigating the part that iron from Australia's iron-rich soil plays in the algal blooms that plague parts of the eastern coast line during summer. ...> Full Article Fewer honey bee colonies and beekeepers throughout Europe (1/29/2010)
Biofuel crop diversity adds value, Michigan State researchers say (1/28/2010)
Bigger corn plants bully smaller neighbors in no-till fields (1/28/2010)It might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields, but a Purdue University researcher has shown that corn plants are in a fierce battle with each other for resources. ...> Full Article Natural pest control saves coffee berry (1/27/2010)A predator for the devastating coffee berry borer has just been discovered in Africa. Dr. Juliana Jaramillo from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya and Dr. Eric Chapman from the University of Kentucky have identified a previously unknown predatory thrips which feeds on the eggs and larvae of the coffee berry borer. Their study is published online in Springer's journal Naturwissenschaften -- The Science of Nature. ...> Full Article Water hits and sticks: Findings challenge a century of assumptions about soil hydrology (1/27/2010)Researchers have discovered that some of the most fundamental assumptions about how water moves through soil in a seasonally dry climate such as the Pacific Northwest are incorrect -- and that a century of research based on those assumptions will have to be reconsidered. ...> Full Article Potential of dairy-based package wraps outlined (1/26/2010)Food-packaging products made from dairy ingredients could provide a viable alternative to petroleum-based packaging products, according to Agricultural Research Service scientist Peggy Tomasula. ...> Full Article Scientists using X-ray vision to produce more nutritious flour (1/25/2010)Pioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity x-rays is being used by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to explore the possibility of developing wheat which could be used to make potentially life-saving mineral enriched flour. The research is highlighted in the latest issue of Business, the quarterly highlights magazine of BBSRC. ...> Full Article Mountain plants unable to withstand invasion (1/24/2010)
Changing flowering times protect tobacco plants against insect herbivory (1/23/2010)
Making microscopic worms into a more deadly insecticide (1/22/2010)
Northern forests do not benefit from lengthening growing season (1/21/2010)
Genome sequences for wasps will aid pest and disease control, provide new model organism (1/20/2010)
The pink gene (1/19/2010)
Punishment important in plant-pollinator relationship (1/18/2010)
Mapping and sequencing of soybean genome paves the way for improved soybean crops (1/17/2010)
Sunflower genome holds the promise of sustainable agriculture (1/16/2010)
A deadly scorpion provides a safe pesticide (1/15/2010)
Can a drop of water cause sunburn or fire? (1/14/2010)Why do gardeners say you shouldn't water your plants in the midday sun? Does it really lead to burnt plants or worse? A team of Hungarian scientists decided to find out. ...> Full Article New test may help address costly parasite in sheep industry (1/13/2010)
Scientists create early-warning system to defend rare Jersey cows from continental disease (1/12/2010)Scientists from the Channel Islands are working on an early-warning system to help defend cattle against "bluetongue" disease, which can be carried from France by the wind. ...> Full Article Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries (1/11/2010)Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists. Dr. Bill Pinchak, Texas AgriLife Research animal nutritionist at Vernon, is leading a team of scientists who are using state-of-the-art technology -- metagenomics -- to determine how changes in diest affect microbial communities in the digestive tract of cattle and how these changes may increase risk of disease. ...> Full Article Sweet corn study provides large-scale picture of better fields (1/10/2010)In what amounted to a kind of census of sweet corn grown for processing, three years of data from 175 fields in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota shed light on what works and what doesn't. Along with identifying the most troublesome weeds, the results also revealed some of the more complicated relationships among factors influencing both weed control and sweet corn yield in the Midwest. ...> Full Article Genes for drought-tolerance, aflatoxin may mingle to boost corn production (1/9/2010)Scientists plan to put two and two together in a study that will likely yield improved US corn quality and yields.Two traits that impact corn -- drought tolerance and aflatoxin resistance -- will be examined by two researchers hoping to use basic scientific discoveries to improve products at the farm level.Basic science has already identified the drought- and aflatoxin-related genes at Texas AgriLife Research. This study will attempt to apply them for field crops. ...> Full Article Multi-paddock grazing provides efficiency and profits for ranchers (1/8/2010)Short grazing periods on multiple paddocks within a pasture can not only restore forage conditions, but also profit margins, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Dr. Richard Teague, AgriLife Research range ecologist in Vernon, has been studying the benefits of multi-paddock grazing for the past eight years. ...> Full Article Miscanthus, a biofuels crop, can host western corn rootworm (1/7/2010)
Researcher studies chemical control of potato psyllid (1/7/2010)A Texas AgriLife Research entomologist in Lubbock is trying to determine the best management practices to reduce a potato crop's risk to zebra chip, a disease that discolors the potato and causes discounts to the producer. Dr. Christian Nansen is part of a multidisciplinary team that is examining a variety of factors, including insecticides, spray applications, performance, farming practices and potato plant attractiveness. ...> Full Article Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice (1/6/2010)Traditional rice cultivation methods practiced in the isolated hillside farms of Thailand are helping preserve the genetic diversity of rice, one of the world's most important food crops, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Chiang Mai University in Thailand. ...> Full Article Virus may chauffeur useful 'packages' into plants (1/5/2010)This time of year, the word "virus" conjures up a bedridden stint with coughs and chills -- something everyone goes to great lengths to avoid. But a new study shows that plant viruses may work like a trucking service loaded to carry freight to its destination. The idea is to have a virus do something good for us, like express a foreign protein and carry genetic information into a cell. ...> Full Article Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance (1/4/2010)An unexpected rise in environmental levels of antibiotic resistance poses a potential threat to people's health. ...> Full Article Engineered tobacco plants have more potential as a biofuel (1/3/2010)
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