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Simple Soybean Anything But - Genetically
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 18, 2008Think humans are complex creatures? Consider the lowly soybean, said a Purdue University researcher. When it comes to genetics, the soybean plant is far more intricate than that of a human, said Scott Jackson, a plant genomics and cytogenetics researcher in Purdue's Department of Agronomy. Jackson was among a team of researchers that mapped and sequenced the soybean genome for a project ... more Research The Key To Long-Term Gains For A Smarter Economy 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2008"Australian farmers' nation-leading productivity growth of 2.8% a year over the last 20 years has been achieved on the back of the groundbreaking technologies and sustainable practices discovered through research and development (R and D)," National Farmers' Federation (NFF) CEO Ben Fargher said as he welcomed a new Rural Research Development Corporations' Report. "As the Measuring ... more Purdue Study Suggests Warmer Temperatures Could Lead To A Boom In Corn Pests 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 18, 2008Climate change could provide the warmer weather pests prefer, leading to an increase in populations that feed on corn and other crops, according to a new study. Warmer growing season temperatures and milder winters could allow some of these insects to expand their territory and produce an extra generation of offspring each year, said Noah Diffenbaugh, the Purdue University associate ... more Stanford Researchers Predict Heat Waves And Crop Losses In California 
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2008Global warming will likely put enormous strain on California's water supply and energy systems and have a devastating impact on certain crops. Stanford researchers predict this outcome based on projections from two different emission scenarios. One assumes a continuing moderate increase in greenhouse gas emissions until 2100; the other assumes emissions would increase until mid-century and ... more Salt Water Irrigation: Study Shows It Works 
Provo UT (SPX) Dec 18, 2008Take an arid field riddled with salty soil. Irrigate it with salty water. Plant a salt-tolerant grass along with a salt-sucking companion plant and what do you get? If you're a Brigham Young University research team, you raise a crop that successfully replaces corn as cattle feed. Their research highlights the promise of using salty water to turn the salty soil in the world's arid regions ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008China has published a list of 17 acids, chemicals and other substances that have been banned as food additives, amid a four-month safety campaign following a scandal over tainted milk. Illegal items posted on the Chinese health ministry's list include boric acid, a chemical used as an insecticide or flame retardant that is known to be added to noodles or the skin of dumplings to increase the ... more In breezy Britain, wind farm cooperatives take off 
London (AFP) Dec 16, 2008With annual returns of 10 percent coupled with low risk, wind farm cooperatives are drawing growing numbers of investors in Britain -- good news for Europe's hopes to lead the world in renewable energy. Along with being a safe investment during turbulent economic times, the cooperatives are drawing interest from those concerned not just with global warming and climate change, but also with ... more Fine-Scale Terrain Detail Of Australia 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2008CSIRO is building a three-dimensional computer model of Australia's ground surface topography at scales never seen before. "The new one-second Digital Elevation Model (DEM) provides nearly ten times finer resolution and much greater detail than previous models," says CSIRO researcher and project leader, Dr John Gallant. "It dramatically improves our understanding of Australia's landscape a ... more Phoenix Site On Mars May Be In Dry Climate Cycle Phase 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2008The Martian arctic soil that NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander dug into this year is very cold and very dry. However, when long-term climate cycles make the site warmer, the soil may get moist enough to modify the chemistry, producing effects that persist through the colder times. Phoenix found clues increasing scientists' confidence in predictive models about water vapor moving through the soil ... more FAO says Africa needs massive water investment 
Sirte, Libya (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Africa needs investment of 65 billion dollars over the next 20 years if food production is to keep pace with the rapid expansion of its population, a UN agency said on Monday. The fundraising target is set out in the "Blue Revolution" programme to be examined by delegates at a conference in Sirte on water for agriculture and energy in Africa. "With its population set to double by 2050 ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 Almost 1 billion people have been hit by this year's global food shortages, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The number of undernourished, the FAO said, rose by 40 million, following a 75 million jump the previous year. Before the global food crisis there were 850 million chronically hungry people in 2003-05. A decade ago, the United Nations' Millennium ... more Will The World Die Of Thirst 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 12, 2008According to a UN estimate, by 2025 more than half of the world's nations may be seriously short of fresh water. By the middle of this century, this figure may rise to three-quarters Even today, one of six people, or more than a billion people worldwide, are short of fresh water to some extent. This sad forecast rests on several factors. First of all, the world population is rapidly ... more Hong Kong finds H5N1 bird flu virus in chicken farm 
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Hong Kong's government confirmed Thursday that the deadly H5N1 virus was found at a poultry farm, the first outbreak on a farm here in nearly six years. "We have identified the virus as H5N1 this afternoon following a series of tests," a spokeswoman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department told AFP. The government announced Tuesday that bird flu was found at a farm near ... more VIASPACE Plants Biofuel And Animal Feed Grass 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2008VIASPACE has announced that it has planted 1.2 million seedlings of its proprietary fast-growing China Giant King Grass near the IPA factory in Guangdong province in China. Giant King Grass is a natural hybrid perennial grass which is propagated from seedlings rather than seeds. In tropical and subtropical areas such as Southern China, it can yield four crops per year and up to 156 tons of ... more Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future. Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection ... more
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