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New Discovery About How Flowering Time Of Plants Can Be ControlledUmea, Sweden (SPX) Dec 10, 2010 Researchers at Umea Plant Science Center in Sweden discovered, in collaboration with the Syngenta company, a previously unknown gene in sugar beets that blocks flowering. Only with the cold of winter is the gene shut off, allowing the sugar beet to blossom in its second year. The discovery of this new gene function makes it possible to control when sugar beets bloom. The new findings were recently published in the prestigious journal Science. Scientists at Umea Plant Science Center and the interna ... read more |
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Argentine shepherds, farmers protect forests from soy A group of small farmers and shepherds in this northern Argentine town have been protesting the destruction of forests to make way for soy crops by routinely blocking a major highway. ... more |
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 The Worm That Turned On Heavy Metal Researchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old industrial sites ... more | .. |
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 India Launch Of Food Security Report Focuses On Rice The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society launched a new food security report for Asia in Mumbai, calling for increased investment in rice research. The report, Nev ... more | .. |
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