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October 19, 2014

Building a bridge from basic botany to applied agriculture
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 20, 2014
One of the planet's leading questions is how to produce enough food to feed the world in an increasingly variable climate. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations predicts that food production must rise 70% over the next 40 years to feed a growing global population, and plants are one major component of the necessary rise in food production. Plants-grains, cereals, fruits, vegetables, and more-feed humans directly and indirectly by supporting livestock. Current research must ta ... read more

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