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Alternative agricultural practices combine productivity and soil health
The progressive degradation of useful soils for agriculture and farm animal husbandry is a growing environmental and social problem, given that it endangers the food safety of an increasing world population. view more (2009-07-27)
Turfgrass quality measurement improved with GreenSeeker sensor
To measure turfgrass performance, professionals have traditionally relied on trained human evaluators who provide visual assessments of turf quality. view more (2009-09-09)
Pesticides Persist in Ground Water
Numerous studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides, which are typically applied at the land surface, can move downward through the unsaturated zone to reach the water table at detectable concentrations. view more (2008-07-02)
Repel the aphids and you attract the leafhoppers
Things don`t always turn out as you expect when you play with genes AN ATTEMPT to make potato plants resistant to sap-sucking insects has highlighted the unpredictability of genetic engineering. The modified plants unexpectedly turned out to be vulnerable to other kinds of insect pests, demonstrating how important it is to assess each transgenic... view more... (2002-05-29)
Genetically modified food: yes or no?
Genetically modified foods have been entering British supermarkets over this last year. The outcome has been mixed: some have been accepted without hesitation by the public - for example, 'vegetarian cheese' and the puree made from genetically modified tomatoes. But others, notably the flour from genetically modified soya beans, have caused... view more... (1998-09-01)
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have higher rates of prostate cancer recurrence
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a 48 percent increased risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery than their unexposed peers, and when the disease comes back, it seems more aggressive, researchers say. view more (2007-05-21)
Animal model of Parkinson's disease reveals striking sensitivity to common environmental toxins
In findings that support a relationship between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson's disease, two groups of researchers have found new evidence that loss of DJ-1, a gene known to be linked to inherited Parkinson's disease, leads to striking sensitivity to the herbicide paraquat and the insecticide rotenone. view more (2005-09-07)
Time of conception linked to birth defects in United States
A study published in the April 2009 issue of the medical journal Acta Pædiatrica is the first to report that birth defect rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also found that this period of increase risk correlated with increased levels of pesticides in surface water across the... view more... (2009-03-31)
Managing Douglas-fir forests for diversity
Creating diverse forests for multiple uses is important to natural resource managers and landowners. view more (2009-05-11)
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