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March 16, 2015

Understanding plants' immune systems could lead to better tomatoes
Columbia MO (SPX) Mar 16, 2015
Spring is just around the corner and for millions of Americans, that means planting a garden with plenty of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes. However, some of the plants will be infected by bacteria, leading to stunted growth and less nutritional value. Now, a University of Missouri research team has uncovered new regulations of defense pathways for plants. This discovery could lead to helping those home-grown tomatoes fight off certain bacteria better and has implications for pear trees, ... read more

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				Dartmouth-led team identifies circadian clock gene that strengthens crop plant Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues have identified a circadian clock gene that helps a key crop plant to withstand extreme cold and salty conditions, which could help to develop hardier crop ... more		Early herders' grassy route through Africa A University of Utah study of nearly 2,000-year-old livestock teeth show that early herders from northern Africa could have traveled past Kenya's Lake Victoria on their way to southern Africa becaus ... more

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Did climate change help spark the Syrian war? A new study says a record drought that ravaged Syria in 2006-2010 was likely stoked by ongoing manmade climate change, and that the drought may have helped propel the 2011 Syrian uprising. Researche ... more		Chinese cyber-dissident takes farmers' land fight online He spent years in jail for running one of China's few websites dedicated to reporting human rights abuses. But now authorities appreciate his coverage, Huang Qi said as his smartphone buzzed with fresh news of injustice. ... more		Simulations reveal how plasma flow steers fusion reactor exhaust Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetition UCSB scientists bottle the sun with liquid battery		Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil Almost four years after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, farmland remains contaminated with higher-than-natural levels of radiocesium in some regions of Japan, wit ... more
				How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil? Soybean oil accounts for more than 90 percent of all the seed oil production in the United States. Genetically modified (GM) soybean oil, made from seeds of GM soybean plants, was recently introduce ... more		Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. In a new study published March 6 in the journal Science, a team of researchers led by University of G ... more

Warming temperatures implicated in recent California droughts California has experienced more frequent drought years in the last two decades than it has in the past several centuries. That observed uptick is primarily the result of rising temperatures in the r ... more		Israel says doubling water supplies to Gaza Israel is to double the amount of water it channels annually to Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip, a defence ministry body said Wednesday. ... more		Axelspace to supply imagery for Japan defense satellite network MTN to deliver secure SpaceX government satcom for defense customers MDA Space forms 49North to expand Canadian defence capabilities		China plans rural land reform trial China will carry out a groundbreaking trial programme that may allow farmers to sell land, a senior official said Wednesday, a step towards liberalising rural real estate transactions currently monopolised by the government. ... more
Ripe for business: Chinese students learn about wine Zhizie Wu has come a long way since he first sipped - or rather chugged - a glass of wine. Back then it was mixed with soda. ... more		Diamantino Sforza - Gentleman Farmer of Prince George's County Diamantino Sforza is a gentleman farmer in the Italian tradition, competing with his 85-year-old father for the first tomato, the first cucumber and the first pepper of the season. His father's fami ... more		Heavy toll as Australian farmers struggle through drought On the road to Walgett a sign welcomes visitors: "Farming is not a way of life, it keeps everyone alive." But with drought taking a heavy toll on the region, farming has become a battle for survival. ... more		Greenpeace rebukes paper giant over farmer's death Environmental group Greenpeace said Monday it had suspended cooperation with paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper after an Indonesian farmer was allegedly beaten to death by guards linked to the company. ... more

	China media pooh-pooh Japan's luxury lavatories The built-in bottom washers and pre-warmed seats of Japan's luxury toilets faced a storm in a U-bend on Thursday as Chinese state-run media launched a thunderous tirade against them. ... more		Aggressive plant fungus threatens wheat production The spread of exotic and aggressive strains of a plant fungus is presenting a serious threat to wheat production in the UK, according to research published in Genome Biology. The research uses a new ... more

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China approves Asian bid for Australian food group

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