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Gene controlling flowering boosts energy production from sorghumCollege Station TX (SPX) Sep 29, 2011 A sorghum hybrid that does not flower and accumulates as much as three times the amount of stem and leaf matter may help the bioenergy industry, according to a study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A team at Texas AgriLife Research has discovered a gene that regulates sorghum flowering, according to the proceedings. "For energy crops, we want to prevent plants from flowering so they accumulate as much biomass as possible for bioenergy/biofuels production," s ... read more |
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 Potatoes largest and most affordable source of potassium of any vegetable or fruit A frequently expressed concern in the ongoing public health debate is that fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly those that are nutrient dense, are not affordable to the average consumer. ... more | .. |
 A Labor Saving Way to Monitor Vast Rangelands U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a tool used by the military, may be suitable for keeping an eye on changing land-use patterns across ... more | .. |
 Balanced meals, farm-fresh food benefits families, communities Leaders at the recent United Nations meeting emphasized nutrition as critical to producing thriving children, families, and communities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a key focus is helpin ... more | .. |
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 Germplasm, irrigation management make a difference in corn production Germplasm and stay-green technology utilized by Texas AgriLife Research corn breeders could make growing corn on limited water a greater possibility in the near future, according to AgriLife Researc ... more | .. |
 Chinese engineer, global activists get 'alternative Nobels' A Chinese energy engineer, a Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group and a US safe childbirth advocate won this year's Right Livelihood Awards, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobels," organisers said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's flooded breadbasket spells economic misery Monsoon floods that sunk Pakistan's arable belt for a second year running have piled economic woes on top of a humanitarian catastrophe facing up to eight million people in the south. ... more | .. |
 Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon crackdown Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia's interior minister and a top official in leftist President Evo Morales' government, resigned Tuesday over a violent weekend crackdown on protesting Amazon natives. ... more |
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  Sneaking up on the glassy transition of water Rapid cooling of ordinary water or compression of ordinary ice: either of these can transform normal H2O into an exotic substance that resembles glass in its transparency, brittleness, hardness, and ... more | .. |
 GM food solutions at risk from lobbyists Powerful lobby groups opposed to genetically modified (GM) food are threatening public acceptance of the technology in Europe, research suggests. They are also hampering Europe's response to the glo ... more | .. |
 Major river basins have enough water to sustainably double food production in the coming decades While water-related conflicts and shortages abound throughout the rapidly changing societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America, there is clearly sufficient water to sustain food, energy, industrial ... more | .. |
  Concern as China firm to buy Australian coal mine Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett Wednesday raised concerns about foreign ownership in his resource-rich state after it was revealed a Chinese firm intends to buy a crucial coal mine. ... more |
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 New approach challenges old ideas about plant species and biomass For decades, scientists have believed that a relationship exists between how much biomass plant species produce and how many species can coexist. This idea comes from a 1970s study that showed as pl ... more | .. |
 Researchers take advice from a carnivorous plant After a rain, the cupped leaf of a pitcher plant becomes a virtually frictionless surface. Sweet-smelling and elegant, the carnivore attracts ants, spiders, and even little frogs. One by one, they s ... more | .. |
  Kenya PM says under pressure to close Somali border Kenya's prime minister said Saturday he was under mounting pressure to close the border with Somalia as he joined other African leaders pleading for help to counter a spreading famine. ... more | .. |
 Enough water to double world food production - study There is enough fresh water in the world to double food production in the next decades - the problem is its inefficient use, according to a study released Monday at the World Water Congress meeting in Brazil. ... more |
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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great' call
'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine
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China jails three in dyed bun scandal A Shanghai court on Monday jailed three company officials for five to nine years for adding dye to buns, local media said, as China cracks down after a string of food safety scandals. ... more | .. |
Anger spreads over Bolivia crackdown on protesters Protests spread in Bolivia on Monday over a violent crackdown on Indian marchers demonstrating against a highway planned to be built through an Amazon rainforest preserve. ... more | .. |
  Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012 Russia's first Earth remote sensing satellite, the Kondor, may be launched in January 2012, a space official said on Thursday. "We are developing Kondor and Arkon [satellites]," deputy head of ... more | .. |
 Researchers chance viewing of river cutoff forming provides rare insight For University of Illinois river researchers, new insight into river cutoffs was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Geography professor Bruce Rhoads and geology professor Jim Best ... more |
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 If insurance companies pay out too often farmers will be threatened with ruin Insurance can help farmers to survive dry periods. However, it can also result in the long term in overgrazing and therefore threaten their existence if insurance companies pay out in periods of mod ... more | .. |
 Somali rebels send back starving thousands into famine zone Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked rebels said Thursday they were moving over 12,000 starving families back into famine zones they had fled, where the UN has warned they will die without help. ... more | .. |
Booming China is number one Bordeaux importer The booming Chinese mainland is now the largest importer of Bordeaux by volume, driving a jump in exports of the French wine, an industry body said. ... more | .. |
Philippines eats, sells biodiversity riches A Philippine brown deer hobbles on three legs in a tiny mud pit of a pen at a government-run wildlife rescue centre, a grim symbol of the country's rapidly vanishing flora and fauna. ... more |
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Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice
Unexpected discovery on Saturn's moon challenges our view on chemistry before life emerged
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 Paraguay outbreak threatens farms, jobs Paraguay faces a worsening crisis in its fragile agriculture and livestock sector as mounting losses from a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak threaten to decimate exports and make thousands jobless. ... more | .. |
Ugandans displaced by UK company landgrab: Oxfam At least 22,500 Ugandans were forced from their homes to make way for a British timber company, the aid agency Oxfam said in a report Thursday calling for an investigation into alleged abuses. ... more | .. |
 Astrotech Subsidiary Wins Contract for NASA Mission Astrotech has won a fully-funded task order under the previously announced Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Company will provide f ... more | .. |
 Scientists Develop New Potato Lines to Wage War on Wireworms When wireworms feast on potatoes, the results aren't pretty: The spuds' surfaces are left punctured, pitted and unappealing. For the past few years, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists ... more |
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 China says duties on US chicken products lawful Beijing said Wednesday that duties imposed on US poultry exports were lawful, after Washington asked the World Trade Organization to look at Chinese tariffs on the billion-dollar chicken trade. ... more | .. |
Two arrested over China 'gutter' oil murder Police in China said Wednesday they have arrested two people suspected of killing a Chinese journalist who had been following a scandal involving the sale of "gutter" cooking oil. ... more | .. |
China's farm subsidies soar but OECD states' at record low China's subsidies to farmers soared six-fold between 2008 and 2010 to $147 billion, making it the global leader, OECD data showed Wednesday, in what could complicate trade liberalisation talks. ... more | .. |
Deaths likely to spiral in famine-hit Somalia: aid agencies Drought and famine-blighted Somalia is at a "turning point" as conditions decline with hundreds of thousands more people likely to die in coming months, 20 aid agencies warned on Wednesday. ... more |
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