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Genome Sequencing Speeds Ability To Improve SoybeansWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 10, 2010 Purdue University scientists led an effort to sequence the soybean genome, giving researchers a better understanding of the plant's genes and how to use them to improve its characteristics. Agronomy professor Scott Jackson said the U.S. departments of Energy and Agriculture study found that the soybean has about 46,000 genes, but many of those - 70 percent to 80 percent - are duplicates. This duplication may make it difficult to target the genes necessary to improve soybean characteristics such as ... read more |
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York, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2010Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation, according to new findings published in the journal Ecology Letters. The research, carried out by scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Butterfly Conservation and the University of York, has implications for how we might design ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2010The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced the release of new satellite images depicting agricultural land cover across most of the nation for the 2009 crop year. The images, referred to as cropland data layers (CDL), are a useful tool for monitoring crop rotation patterns, land use changes, water resources and carbon emissions. ... more 
London, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2010British satellite imaging company DMCii welcomes International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander's announcement that the UK has joined forces with the Indonesian government to tackle deforestation and prepare Indonesians for the impacts of climate change. Managing Director Dave Hodgson commented, "We are in the unique position of having systems in place to measure deforestation in In ... more |
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New EU organic logo set for Europe's supermarketsBrussels (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 The European Union on Monday unveiled a new Green logo that will have to be shown on all pre-packaged organic products produced in Europe from July. "I'm delighted that we now have a fresh EU organic food logo," said EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel as she announced that the "Euro-leaf" logo, a green leaf design incorporating the 12 stars of the EU flag, had won a competition to find the right image. "This exercise has raised the profile of organic food and we now have a logo whi ... read more |
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