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Demystifying Yield Fluctuations For Greenhouse TomatoesKagawa, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2010 Growing tomatoes is not always easy. In many parts of the world summers are too hot to grow tomatoes in greenhouses, even those with intricate cooling systems. In cooler climates where tomatoes are grown year-round in production greenhouses, yield fluctuations are still challenging for producers who need to fulfill orders and predict labor costs. Finding accurate methods for predicting greenhouse tomato yields is at the forefront of growers' concerns. A new research study may take the specul ... read more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Apr 22, 2010 Most water treatment plants use chlorine to keep water free of bacteria but Israeli scientists say ultraviolet light might be a better method. Tel Aviv University postdoctoral researcher Hadas Mamane, doctoral student Anat Lakretz, Professor Eliora Ron and their team said although chlorine keeps water free of micro-organisms, it also produces carcinogenic byproducts. The scientis ... more
Dhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 Soldiers are guarding water pumps in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as the city of 7 million faces severe water shortages. While water shortages are typical during the April-May dry season, it has been especially bad this year, getting a start in March with unusually high temperatures. The city needs 581 million gallons of water a day but can only produce 502 million, said the ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) Apr 22, 2010The development of the ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano between 17-20 April is tracked in this series of Envisat images. On 17 and 19 April, the brown-coloured ash plume is visible travelling in a roughly southeasterly direction over the Atlantic Ocean by the prevailing western air current. By 20 April, much less ash is visible spewing from the volcano. In the lates ... more |
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Japan's sushi dealers feel heat from Iceland volcanoTokyo (AFP) April 21, 2010 The 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 massive volcanic ash cloud. "Absolutely nothing is coming our way. I'm praying that the disruption ends soon," ... read more |
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