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Sub-zero seed freezes aim to save orchids from extinctionSan Jose (AFP) Sept 20, 2010 Scientists from around the world gathered in Costa Rica this month to exchange ideas on ways to make sure orchids, among the world's most popular flowers, will still be around for the next generation to enjoy. Many of the orchids of the future, mere seeds today, are in a deep slumber inside glass vials in sub-zero temperature cared for by botanists with a group that has an acronym that sounds like a secret spy group: the OSSSU, or Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use. Hugh Pritchard, a British ... read more |
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Edinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2010Gardeners are used to cross-breeding flowers to produce pretty petals or sweet scents - now scientists have shown the importance of nature's talent for producing new types of flowers. DNA analysis of wild evergreen rhododendrons in the Himalayas has suggested that hundreds of species of the plant could be derived from hybrids - cross-breeds between different species. Their findings m ... more 
Warwick UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2010Farming practices have a significant impact on the diversity of beneficial microbial fungi known to play important roles in crop productivity, soil recovery and maintenance of healthy ecosystems, according to new research published in the journal Environmental Microbiology. The conclusions could have important implications for the way humans manage the agricultural landscape and tackle foo ... more 
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 14, 2010 In India, thousands of tons of excess grain have been rotting away, officials said, as millions of people are starving. Following news reports of the rotting grain, the government admitted that more than 67,000 tons - enough to feed 190,000 people for a month - had rotted outside overflowing granaries. Officials were ordered by the Supreme Court to distribute to the poor 17.8 million ... more |
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Discovery Offers Hope Of Saving Sub-Saharan Crops From Devastating ParasitesToronto, Canada (SPX) Sep 14, 2010 Each year, thousands of acres of crops are planted throughout Africa, Asia and Australia only to be laid to waste by a parasitic plant called Striga, also known as witchweed. It is one of the largest challenges to food security in Africa, and a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Toronto have discovered chemicals and genes that may break Striga's stranglehold. When crops grow, their roots release a plant hormone called strigolactone. If the soil contains Striga seed, ... read more |
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