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Southeast Asia's billion dollar cassava industry at high risk due to climate changeBangkok, Thailand (SPX) Apr 20, 2012 Severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests triggered by rising temperatures could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry, as well as the livelihoods of the hundreds of thousands of small farmers that rely on the crop for income, according to research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). "Warmer conditions and longer dry seasons linked to climate change could prove to be the perfect catalyst for outbreaks of pests and diseases. They are already formid ... read more |
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 Nutrient and toxin all at once: How plants absorb the perfect quantity of minerals In order to survive, plants should take up neither too many nor too few minerals from the soil. New insights into how they operate this critical balance have now been published by biologists at the ... more | .. |
  NASA Satellite Movie Shows Great Plains Tornado Outbreak from Space Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains torna ... more | .. |
 That is why plants grow towards the light Have you ever wondered why stems grow upwards and roots downwards? Why plants always seem to turn towards the light and climbing plants run up the trellis rather than down? But maybe not that simple ... more | .. |
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 Using maths to feed the world In the race to breed better crops to feed the increasing world population, scientists at The University of Nottingham are using maths to find out how a vital plant hormone affects growth. Gibb ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover 'switch' in plants to create flowers Flowering is the most crucial act that plants undergo, as the fruits of such labor include crops on which the world depends, and seeds from which the next generation grows. While classic exper ... more | .. |
 Hunt on for rice to resist salt, flooding With rice production in Vietnam's fertile Mekong delta threatened by salt water from rising sea levels, researchers say they're turning to genetics for help. ... more | .. |
 Salt levels in fast food vary significantly between countries Salt levels vary significantly in the fast foods sold by six major companies in various developed countries, which suggests that technical issues, often cited as barriers to salt reduction initiativ ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
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 Salk scientists discover how plants grow to escape shade Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow a battle wages for t ... more | .. |
 UC Research Reveals One of the Earliest Farming Sites in Europe University of Cincinnati research is revealing early farming in a former wetlands region that was largely cut off from Western researchers until recently. The UC collaboration with the Souther ... more | .. |
 No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. ... more | .. |
 Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists have warned that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia' ... more |
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 Tackle fungal forces to save crops, forests and endangered animals More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops, according to research published in the journal Nature. Fu ... more | .. |
 Strip-till improves soybean yield Crop yield can be improved by ensuring adequate nutrient availability. But how should you place the fertilizer and what cropping system gives the best yields? Research conducted by University ... more | .. |
 India won't be able to store another bumper crop The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested for the third year in a row. Fears are rising that the grains ... more | .. |
 Determining total fertility in strip-tilled fields Band fertilizer placement may cause non-uniform distribution in the soil. Why does this matter? Because when fertilizer is unevenly distributed, it may not be possible to use traditional sampling st ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
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  Iran starts $1-bn project to bring water to desert Iran on Monday officially launched a $1-billion first phase of an ambitious project to pump water from the Caspian Sea to a city in its vast and expanding central desert, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  Half of England in drought: officials Half of England was officially in drought on Monday after the Environment Agency declared another 17 counties short of water, and warned the situation may continue until the end of the year. ... more | .. |
 FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots. ... more | .. |
 Poor Spring Rain Projected in Africa Spring rains in the eastern Horn of Africa are projected to begin late this year and be substantially lower than normal. From March-May, the rains are expected to total only 60 to 85 percentage of t ... more |
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 Envisat services interrupted After 10 years of service, Envisat has stopped sending data to Earth. ESA's mission control is working to re-establish contact with the satellite. Although this landmark mission has been in orbit tw ... more | .. |
 Has the Dead Sea Used Up its Nine Lives? Rapidly dropping water levels of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's surface heralded for its medicinal properties, has been a source of ecological concern for years. Now a drilling ... more | .. |
 Fuelling the agricultural energy debate The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has released its submission to the Australian Government's Energy White Paper, reinforcing the importance of affordable fuel and energy to the long-term compet ... more | .. |
 Which plants will survive droughts, climate change? New research by UCLA life scientists could lead to predictions of which plant species will escape extinction from climate change. Droughts are worsening around the world, posing a great challenge to ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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 ITT Exelis delivers imaging system for next-generation, high-resolution GeoEye-2 satellite ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems has delivered GeoEye's next-generation commercial imaging system for the GeoEye-2 satellite to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. When operation ... more | .. |
 Biggest environment satellite goes silent The European Space Agency said Thursday it had lost contact with Envisat, the biggest Earth-monitoring satellite in history. ... more | .. |
 'Serious' pesticide threat in former Soviet Union: UN agency The European Union and the UN's food agency announced an agreement on Thursday to manage vast stocks of obsolete pesticides in the former Soviet Union, warning they had become a "serious threat". ... more | .. |
 Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientists Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Climate said threat to Asia's 'Rice Bowl' Catastrophic flood-drought cycles could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region, researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Ancient Amazonians farmed without fire Modern farmers in the Amazon region could take lessons in sustainability from the area's inhabitants of 800 years ago, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 NASA Views Our Perpetual Ocean The swirling flows of tens of thousands of ocean currents were captured in this scientific visualization created by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "There is also a 20-minute lo ... more | .. |
 NASA Sees New Salt in an Ancient Sea The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. ... more |
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