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Study Reconstructs Devastating Droughts Across AsiaNew York NY (SPX) Apr 28, 2010 The seasonal monsoon rains in Asia feed nearly half the world's population, and when the rains fail to come, people can go hungry, or worse. A new study of tree rings provides the most detailed record yet of at least four epic droughts that have shaken Asia over the last thousand years, from one that may have helped bring down China's Ming Dynasty in 1644, to another that caused tens of millions of people to starve to death in the late 1870s. The study, published this week in the journal Science, ... read more |
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Miami FL (SPX) Apr 21, 2010Plastic mulches have been used in vegetable production in the United States since the 1950s. Black plastic (polyethylene) mulch, which alters the plant's growing environment by generating warmer soil temperatures and holding more moisture than bare soil, is the standard mulch used in vegetable production. A new research study evaluated the effects of colored plastic mulches with and withou ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) April 21, 2010The flight chaos brought by Iceland's volcanic eruption has impacted Japan's sushi industry, with seafood traders looking as far as New Zealand to make up a shortfall in imports of Norwegian salmon. Japan usually sources 90 percent of the prized Atlantic salmon from the Scandinavian country, much of it by air cargo, but stocks have run low since flights have been grounded because of the mass ... more 
Paris (AFP) April 21, 2010Tuna sushi bought at a range of US restaurants and supermarkets had mercury that breached levels set by health watchdogs, a study published on Wednesday said. The offending samples included bluefin tuna, the hugely-prized species that has been plunged into a fierce conservation battle, the researchers reported in the British journal Biology Letters. One hundred sushi samples were collect ... more |
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New CSIRO Soybean A Hit In JapanCanberra, Australia (SPX) Apr 20, 2010 A new soybean variety from CSIRO is gaining popularity in Japan due to its enhanced suitability as an ingredient in traditional Japanese dishes. Bred by CSIRO from an old Japanese variety, the Bunya soybean produces a suite of proteins that gel quickly and firmly - important characteristics for making a range of soy-based foods like tofu and custard. "Thanks to its great flavour and gelling properties the Bunya soybean is highly sought after in Japan where soy-based foods are hugely popular, ... read more |
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