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October 04, 2013

Toxic metal selenium and diesel fumes baffle bees
Paris (AFP) Oct 03, 2013
Diesel exhaust fumes alter the flowery smells that guide bees when they forage, potentially sending them off course and putting the food-growing industry at risk, a study said Thursday. Honeybees rely heavily on their sense of smell to locate flowers from which they harvest life-giving nectar - transferring pollen grains from one bloom to another in the process. The new research shows that diesel exhaust fumes from cars, tractors or power generators can chemically alter the smell of flowers an ... read more

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Hotpots and snake blood: Asia's libido-boosting foods Holding aloft a half-metre long horse penis, chef Xiao Shan confidently declares it "the most delicious" of the ingredients in a Chinese hotpot of male genitalia, one of many supposed Asian remedies to boost the libido. ... more		Farmers need help to plow through new food safety regulations Agricultural extension educators should take a flexible approach in teaching farmers about the changing landscape of food safety regulations, according to Penn State researchers. "We should tr ... more		Protecting the weedy and wild kin of globally important crops Over the past few decades, crop breeders have increasingly relied on the wild and weedy relatives of domesticated crops as new sources of disease resistance, drought tolerance, and other traits. But ... more
				Understanding soil nitrogen management using synchrotron technology As food security becomes an increasingly important global issue, scientists are looking for the best way to maintain the organic matter in soils using different methods of fertilization and crop rot ... more		Japanese fast-food chain to farm in Fukushima Major Japanese fast-food chain Yoshinoya said Tuesday it would grow rice and vegetables in Fukushima prefecture, home to the nuclear plant that was crippled by a tsunami in 2011. ... more

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Discovery offers bio-solution to severe canola crop losses A genetic discovery by a University of Calgary-led international research team offers a solution to a long-standing "green seed problem" that causes millions of dollars annually in canola crop losse ... more		Sustainable livestock production is possible Consumers are increasingly demanding higher standards for how their meat is sourced, with animal welfare and the impact on the environment factoring in many purchases. Unfortunately, many widely-use ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		First step to reduce plant need for nitrogen fertilizer uncovered Nitrogen fertilizer costs U.S. farmers approximately $8 billion each year, and excess fertilizer can find its way into rivers and streams, damaging the delicate water systems. Now, a discovery by a ... more
				A fast fish with a huge impact Globalization is breaking down barriers - also for plants and animals on the lookout for new homes. Rivers are also changing, in particular through the introduction of non-native species, often brou ... more		Livestock is major contributor to global warming: UN Livestock farming makes up 14.5 percent of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, the UN food agency said Thursday, proposing solutions like breeding less-flatulent types of cows. ... more

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Economic rewards of better land management Adopting proven sustainable land management practices could raise world crop supplies by an estimated 2.3 billion tonnes, worth $1.4 trillion, experts say in a study being released at a major global ... more		Swedish team hope to create buzz in fight against bee deaths Researchers in Sweden said Friday they had developed a new medicine to protect bees from diseases that kill entire populations of the insect in the US and Europe. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Genetic study pushes back timeline for first significant human population expansion About 10,000 years ago, the Neolithic age ushered in one of the most dramatic periods of human cultural and technological transition, where independently, different world populations developed the d ... more
				Modifying Rice Crops to Resist Herbicide Prompts Weedy Neighbors' Growth Spurt Rice containing an overactive gene that makes it resistant to a common herbicide can pass that genetic trait to weedy rice, prompting powerful growth even without a weed-killer to trigger the modifi ... more		Climate change to shift Kenya's breadbaskets Kenyan farmers and agriculture officials need to prepare for a possible geographic shift in maize production as climate change threatens to make some areas of the country much less productive for cu ... more

Flood maps from satellite data can help emergency response

DroneMetrex Accomplishes Another Mapping Project Using Its Unique Topodrone-100

Japan takes issue with Google maps over islands: reports

No more Glonass-M satellite launches planned before end of year

Astrium down selected for MOJ electronic tagging contract

Lockheed Martin GPS 3 Satellite Prototype Integrated With Raytheon OCX Ground Control Segment

ForWarn follows rapidly changing forest conditions

Wildlife face 'Armageddon' as forests shrink

Indonesia, EU seal pact to stop illegal timber exports

UCLA engineers develop new metabolic pathway to more efficiently convert sugars into biofuels

KAIST announced a novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically engineered microorganism

Solving ethanol's corrosion problem may help speed the biofuel to market

	Yellow peril: Are banana farms contaminating Costa Rica's crocs? Shoppers spend over Pounds 10 billion on bananas annually and now this demand is being linked to the contamination of Central America's crocodilians. New research, published in Environmental Toxico ... more		Weather, yield compared for horticultural crops in Wisconsin and southern Ontario Because Wisconsin and Ontario are similar in terms of agricultural practices, types of vegetable crops produced, climate, and latitude, researchers in Ontario looked to data from Wisconsin when comp ... more		Spinning CDs to Clean Sewage Water Audio CDs, all the rage in the '90s, seem increasingly obsolete in a world of MP3 files and iPods, leaving many music lovers with the question of what to do with their extensive compact disk collect ... more		Smithfield agrees to takeover by China's Shuanghui Shuanghui International won the largest ever Chinese takeover of a US company Tuesday when shareholders of pork giant Smithfield Foods approved its $7.1 billion offer. ... more

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

Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection

Worst watershed stresses may become the new normal		China takes 12.5% stake in Russian potash giant: company		Current pledges put over 600 million people at risk of higher water scarcity		Research minimizes effects of federal produce standards on mushroom industry		Brazil rancher's conviction upheld in US nun's death
Antibacterial products fuel resistant bacteria in streams and rivers		Urban agriculture: The potential and challenges of producing food in cities		Vaccinating cattle against E. coli O157 could cut human cases of infection by 85 percent		Different forage affects beef cattle weight, taste		Sensors allow for efficient irrigation, give growers more control over plant growth

New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified

Earthworms can survive and recover after 3-week drought stress

Model of dangerous bee disease in Jersey provides tool in fight against honeybee infections

Cilantro, that favorite salsa ingredient, purifies drinking water

Flame cultivation promising as weed control method for cranberry

The real reason to worry about bees

Wetlands more cost-effective in nutrient removal, but multiple payments would be of uncertain value

New weapons on the way to battle wicked weeds

Water supply a problem for New Delhi's poor

Study recommends strategies for improved management of fresh market spinach

Brazil's soybean bonanza hampered by choking ports

Sewage treatment removes widely used home and garden insecticides from wastewater

China's hunger for soya more animal than vegetable

Amazon deforestation due in part to soybean growing

Science supporting abundant, nourishing food for a growing civilization

Plants in space: A novel method for fixing plant tissue samples maximizes time, resources, and data

MSU lands first drone

Carbon farming schemes should consider multiple cobenefits

'Grassroots action' in livestock feeding to help curb global climate change

Chinese demand fuels record soy crops in South America

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