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 | University of California, Riverside scientists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) yesterday in a citrus grove on the UC Riverside campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, an invasive pest that could devastate the state's $1.1 billion citrus industry. This is the first time the psyllid's natural enemy, Tamarixia radiata (tiny, stingless parasitic wasps that lay eggs in ACP nymphs), has been released in California. ...> Full Article |
An international consortium of 22 research institutions from Germany, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, the UK, Bulgaria and Spain has started the new research project called LEGATO, which will be launched on June 14, 2011, in Penang, Malaysia.
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 | Production of rice, the world's most important crop for ensuring food security, will be thwarted as temperatures increase in rice-growing areas with continued climate change, according to a study in PNAS. Researchers found evidence that the net impact of projected temperature increases will be to slow the growth of rice production in Asia. Rising temperatures during the past 25 years have already cut the yield growth rate by 10-20 percent in several locations. ...> Full Article |
 | A pioneering project in the Philippines, which aims to develop a new, higher-yielding rice plant which could ease the threat of hunger for the poor, is being led by an academic at the University of Sheffield. ...> Full Article |
Leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, Asian greens, and spinach can accumulate high concentrations of nitrate?nitrogen (NO3-N), which are potentially harmful if consumed by humans. Measuring NO3-N concentration in plant tissue requires sophisticated equipment and trained technicians and can be time-consuming, expensive, and impractical outside of a laboratory setting. Researchers undertook a study to determine if rapid, less-expensive methods can substitute for traditional procedures.
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Increased productivity will reduce hunger and malnutrition for hundreds of millions
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