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Beetle-fungus disease threatens crops and landscape trees in Southern CaliforniaRiverside CA (SPX) May 14, 2012 A plant pathologist at the University of California, Riverside has identified a fungus that has been linked to the branch dieback and general decline of several backyard avocado and landscape trees in residential neighborhoods of Los Angeles County. The fungus is a new species of Fusarium. Scientists are working on characterizing its specific identification. It is transmitted by the Tea Shot Hole Borer (Euwallacea fornicatus), an exotic ambrosia beetle that is smaller than a sesame seed. The disea ... read more |
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 Origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trac ... more | .. |
 UN agency adopts global guidelines against 'land grabbing' The UN on Friday adopted global guidelines to defend the land rights of poor farmers and recognise informal indigenous claims in a move hailed by aid groups as a step against exploitative "land grabbing". ... more | .. |
  China launches new remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XIIII Thursday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi, according to a press release from the center. ... more | .. |
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 ESA declares end of mission for Envisat Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation ... more | .. |
  US gives Zambia $355 mln for water projects Zambia signed a deal Thursday with the United States for a grant worth over almost $355 million to improve water and sanitation in the cholera-plagued capital city, Lusaka. ... more | .. |
 Plant diversity is key to maintaining productive vegetation Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, a new University of Minnesota study shows. The unprecedented long-te ... more | .. |
 Kiwifruit detectives trace disease to China US and Italian scientists have traced a bacterium that has been destroying kiwifruit in New Zealand and Europe back to China where they believe it originated, according to a study on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Different recipes for success in the world of plants In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ in part considerably from the propagation strategies of endemic plant species. Dr. Ingolf ... more | .. |
 Dry rivers, vibrant with culture and life 'When the River Runs Dry' is a familiar song in Australia. Some rivers in the arid center of the continent flow only after a stiff monsoon season, and smaller tributaries all over the country common ... more | .. |
 G8 urged to elevate food security issues Anti-poverty activists are urging Group of Eight leaders to give more attention to food security when they hold a summit this month in the United States. ... more | .. |
 Modern hybrid corn makes better use of nitrogen Today's hybrid corn varieties more efficiently use nitrogen to create more grain, according to 72 years of public-sector research data reviewed by Purdue University researchers. Tony Vyn, a professo ... more |
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 Spotlight on Sentinel-2 The vast potential of ESA's upcoming Sentinel-2 satellites came into focus last week at a symposium in Italy on how they will benefit current and future projects that exploit Earth observation data. ... more | .. |
 GeoEye Proposes Acquisition Of DigitalGlobe GeoEye, Inc. said Friday that it is proposing to acquire DigitalGlobe, Inc. The combined company would create the world's largest fleet of high resolution commercial imagery satellites. The new comp ... more | .. |
 Selenium impacts honey bee behavior and survival Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have a "proof of concept" that selenium, a nonmetal chemical element, can disrupt the foraging behavior and survival of honey bees. Sel ... more | .. |
 Keep your fruit close and your vegetables closer College students wishing to eat healthier may want to invest in a clear fruit bowl says a recent article published in Environment and Behavior (published by SAGE). The new study found that when frui ... 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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 China farm purchase sparks land grab fears in New Zealand The sale of a bankrupt dairy farm group to a Chinese firm has sparked fears of a foreign land grab in New Zealand, as well as revealing what critics label a "dark side" of the national psyche. ... more | .. |
  Drought hits Angola's already struggling farms A drought is threatening Angola's already modest food production, in a setback for efforts to revive once-vibrant farmlands abandoned during decades of war. ... more | .. |
 Global Prices of Pollination-dependent Products such as Coffee and Cocoa Could Continue to Rise in the Long Term In recent years the economic value of pollination-dependent crops has substantially increased around the world. As a team of researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), t ... more | .. |
  Catch a Glimpse of Halley's Comet Debris - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Each spring as Earth passes through the debris trail from Halley's Comet (1P/Halley), the cosmic bits burn up in our atmosphere and result in the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. This year the peak ... more |
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 Study Shows Experiments Underestimate Plant Responses to Climate Change Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week i ... more | .. |
 Report warns of rapid decline in US Earth observation capabilities A new National Research Council report says that budget shortfalls, cost-estimate growth, launch failures, and changes in mission design and scope have left U.S. earth observation systems in a more ... more | .. |
 China's Bright Food says it will buy 60% of Weetabix China's Bright Food is buying 60 percent of Weetabix from British owner Lion Capital in a deal valuing the breakfast cereal giant at Pounds 1.2 billion (1.48 billion euros, $1.94 billion), the pair said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 With climate and vegetation data, UCSB geographers closer to predicting droughts in Africa What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better, say UC Santa Barbara geographers Chris Fu ... 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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Drought leaves mark on Chile's wines Chile's vineyard owners are expecting a slightly different taste and aroma to the wines they produce this year as they harvest grapes during an exceptionally long drought. ... more | .. |
 Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMO It is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access j ... more | .. |
 From Decade to Decade: What's the Status of our Groundwater Quality? There was no change in concentrations of chloride, dissolved solids, or nitrate in groundwater for more than 50 percent of well networks sampled in a new analysis by the USGS that compared samples f ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Completes Key Integration Milestone on GeoEye-2 Lockheed Martin has successfully mated the spacecraft bus and the imaging payload for GeoEye's (NASDAQ: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2. Lockheed Martin S ... more |
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 California meteor intrigues scientists Fragments of a meteorite that landed in California last week are much more interesting because of their composition than first thought, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 New study sheds light on debate over organic vs. conventional Can organic agriculture feed the world? Although organic techniques may not be able to do the job alone, they do have an important role to play in feeding a growing global population while minimizin ... more | .. |
 First evaluation of the Clean Water Act's effects on coastal waters reveals major successes Levels of copper, cadmium, lead and other metals in Southern California's coastal waters have plummeted over the past four decades, according to new research from USC. Samples taken off the co ... more | .. |
 Risat-1 satellite raised to its final intended orbit India's own Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1), launched on Thursday, has been placed in its final intended orbit, said the country's space agency said Saturday. In a statement issued here, the ... more |
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