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Sustainable fertilizer: Urine and wood ash produce large harvest
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 bumper crops of tomatoes without introducing any risk of disease for consumers. view more (2009-09-02)
Genetic discovery could break wine industry bottleneck, accelerate grapevine breeding
One of the best known episodes in the 8000-year history of grapevine cultivation led to biological changes that have not been well understood - until now. view more (2009-09-24)
Fire ants are emerging nuisance for Virginians
Red imported fire ants (RIFAs), which have caused trouble in Florida and Texas for decades, are now advancing in Virginia. view more (2007-05-24)
GM CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), as well as other research bodies, is investigating possible impacts of GMOs on the environment. For some crops and for some types of genetic modification we have a clear understanding of the risks. For others, further work is needed to reduce uncertainty. view more (1999-02-22)
Challenges remain in reintroducing American chestnut
Researchers have developed a breed of American chestnut that is resistant to the fungal blight that decimated its population in the early 1900s. view more (2007-08-23)
Tiny pest-eating insect fights fruit flies
Farmers and vineyard owners have a new weapon in their pest management arsenal. A commonly used parasitoid, or parasitic insect that kills its host, has proven to be quite effective in the control of fruit flies in vineyards. view more (2007-12-07)
Music to your ears... THE BIOCHEMIST December 2002 issue
Introduction - The highs and lows of music Ron Laskey writes songs for scientists - his recordings include Songs for Cynical Scientists and More Songs for Cynical Scientists. "A remarkably high proportion of scientists enjoy listening to music or even daring to make music," he says. He tells of his inspiration for venting his frustration... view more... (2002-12-02)
Inquiring Research Minds Want To Know More About Cotton Fleahoppers
Inquiring Texas research minds want to know more about cotton fleahoppers - a tiny, sometimes obscure pest that can damage plants during their early growth. view more (2007-09-05)
Collision-course science: when a single locust joins a swarm
If an animal is to cope with changing environmental conditions, activity in its nervous system must also change. Scientists from Cambridge and Oxford are studying these changes in collision-detecting nerve cells in the visual system of the locust, an insect that alternates between two lifestyles. Their research, to be presented at the SEB... view more... (2003-03-26)
FSU anthropologist finds earliest evidence of maize farming in Mexico
A Florida State University anthropologist has new evidence that ancient farmers in Mexico were cultivating an early form of maize, the forerunner of modern corn, about 7,300 years ago-1,200 years earlier than scholars previously thought. view more (2007-04-10)
Rice U. researchers ask if biofuels will lead to a 'drink or drive' choice
Rice University scientists warned that the United States must be careful that the new emphasis on developing biofuels as an alternative to imported oil takes into account potential damage to the nation's water resources. view more (2009-06-16)
Bacterium sequenced makes rare form of chlorophyll
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Arizona State University have sequenced the genome of a rare bacterium that harvests light energy by making an even rarer form of chlorophyll, chlorophyll d. Chlorophyll d absorbs "red edge," near infrared, long wave length light, invisible to the naked eye. view more (2008-02-05)
Dried distiller's grains can help produce more beef
Supplemental feeding of dried distiller's grains to cattle can help produce more beef in grazing programs, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher said. view more (2007-01-05)
Dried distiller's grains can help produce more beef
Supplemental feeding of dried distiller's grains to cattle can help produce more beef in grazing programs, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher said. view more (2007-01-05)
Reversing malnutrition a spoonful at a time
Swollen bellies, orange hair, listlessness and dull eyes - these are the traits of child malnutrition in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and where roughly one of every three children is chronically malnourished. view more (2006-08-07)
Battling virus disease of watermelon with bottlegourds
New help may be on the way for beleaguered growers of popular cucurbit crops like cucumbers and watermelons. Many varieties of the widely grown bottlegourd (Lagenaria siceraria) appear to have resistance to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), a scourge of commercial cucurbits that includes pumpkins, squashes and other kinds of melons, including... view more... (2007-10-03)
Biofuels can provide viable, sustainable solution to reducing petroleum dependence
An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030. view more (2009-02-11)
CU-Boulder team discovers first ancient manioc fields in Americas
A University of Colorado at Boulder team excavating an ancient Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has discovered an ancient field of manioc, the first evidence for cultivation of the calorie-rich tuber in the New World. view more (2007-08-21)
More flexible method floated to produce biofuels, electricity
Researchers are proposing a new "flexible" approach to producing alternative fuels, hydrogen and electricity from municipal solid wastes, agricultural wastes, forest residues and sewage sludge that could supply up to 20 percent of transportation fuels in the United States annually. view more (2008-10-15)
Why Plants Talk To Insects - New Research from Imperial At Chelsea Flower Show (22-25 May)
Why talking to insects is so important to a plant's well-being is the theme of an unusual display at this year's Chelsea Flower show (22-25 May). The display, jointly staged by Imperial College at Wye and the ICI subsidiary, Quest International, will show how plants use scent and colour to attract helpful insects and to repel unwelcome herbivores.... view more... (2001-05-02)
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