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January 28, 2014
FARM NEWS
Plant scientists unravel a molecular switch to stimulate leaf growth
Ghent, Belgium (SPX) Jan 28, 2014
Mechanisms that determine the size of plants have fascinated plant scientists of all times, however they are far from understood. An international research team led by plant scientists from VIB and Ghent University report an important breakthrough in the scientific journal The Plant Cell. They identified a protein complex that controls the transition from cell division to cell specialization. By extending the activity of the complex during leaf growth, more cells divide, giving rise to larger leav ... read more
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WATER WORLD

NMSU expert seeks alternative irrigation sources to save potable landscaping water
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service Specialist Bernd Leinauer is a turfgrass expert, studying and researching ways to preserve green spaces in places like New Mexico, where wat ... more
FARM NEWS

Lal Teer and BGI jointly announce the complete sequence of water buffalo
China-Lal Teer Livestock Limited, an associate of LalTeer Seed, and BGI, have jointly announced that they have completed the genome sequencing of water buffalo and the bioinformatics analysis. The o ... more
FARM NEWS

British scientists bid for trial of GM fish oil plants
British scientists said Friday they have applied to the government for permission to carry out a field trial of genetically-modified plants that can produce fish oil. ... more
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Hong Kong to cull 20,000 chickens after H7N9 found
Hong Kong will cull approximately 20,000 chickens after discovering the H7N9 avian influenza virus in a batch of poultry imported from mainland China, authorities said Monday. ... more


FARM NEWS

No-till soybean fields give (even some rare) birds a foothold in Illinois
Researchers report in a new study that several bird species - some of them relatively rare - are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a gre ... more
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Pathogenic plant virus jumps to honeybees
A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline. Researchers working in the U.S. and Beijing, China report their findings in mBio, the ... more
FARM NEWS

Halting crop destruction in India saves up to $309 million
Virginia Tech researchers who first discovered a devastating pest in India and devised a natural way to combat it have now put an economic value on their counterattack: up to $309 million the first ... more
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WATER WORLD

Great Lakes study dispels many misconceptions
The recent Arctic blast that gripped much of the nation will likely contribute to a healthy rise in Great Lakes water levels in 2014, new research shows. But the processes responsible for that welco ... more
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Calcium absorption not the cause of evolution of milk digestion in Europeans
DNA from early Iberian farmers shows that the wideheld evolutionary hypothesis of calcium absorption was not the only reason Europeans evolved milk tolerance. Most of us grew up drinking milk. We we ... more
WATER WORLD

Australia's drinking water at risk from extreme weather events
Australia's drinking water is at risk from extreme weather, a new study says. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Northern Kenya at risk of drought: Red Cross
Northern Kenya is at risk of drought if current weather trends continue, the Red Cross warned Wednesday of the harsh areas awash with guns where people depend on animals for their livelihoods. ... more
FARM NEWS

Philippines bans China poultry imports due to bird flu
The Philippines said Tuesday it has banned imports of poultry and related products from China after it confirmed an outbreak of the HN52 strain of bird flu in the northern province of Hebei. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Receptors that help plants manage environmental change, pests and wounds
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the main energy source inside a cell and is considered to be the high energy molecule that drives all life processes in animals and humans. Outside the cell, membrane ... more
FARM NEWS

Soil production breaks geologic speed record
Geologic time is shorthand for slow-paced. But new measurements from steep mountaintops in New Zealand show that rock can transform into soil more than twice as fast as previously believed possible. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE

California declares drought emergency
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday due to what could be the western US state's worst drought in a century, which has sparked wildfires and hurt farmers. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
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FARM NEWS

Acidification, predators pose double threat to oysters
The once-booming, now struggling Olympia oyster native to the West Coast could face a double threat from ocean acidification and invasive predators, according to new research from the University of ... more
FARM NEWS

Soil Microbes Alter DNA in Response to Warming
As scientists forecast the impacts of climate change, one missing piece of the puzzle is what will happen to the carbon in the soil and the microbes that control the fate of this carbon as the plane ... more
FARM NEWS

Meltwater from Tibetan glaciers floods pastures
The earth is warming up, the glaciers are shrinking. However, not all meltwater is causing sea-level rise as feared. In Tibet, as measurements taken by an international team of researchers including ... more
FARM NEWS

Exposure to pesticides results in smaller worker bees
Exposure to a widely used pesticide causes worker bumblebees to grow less and then hatch out at a smaller size, according to a new study by Royal Holloway University of London. The research, p ... more
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WATER WORLD

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New discovery could stimulate plant growth and increase crop yields

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FARM NEWS

European Parliament votes pollen is part of honey

FARM NEWS

Locust genome exposes "hundreds" of pesticide targets

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WATER WORLD

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Europe to suffer from more severe and persistent droughts

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EU policy is driving up demand for pollination faster than honeybee numbers

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