
Last chance for oasis in China's desert
Ten percent of the world's cotton is produced in the Xinjiang region in northwestern China. Irrigating the cotton fields, however, is causing ecological problems. After many years of research, a tea ... more
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What's behind million-dollar oil palm failures
What has spoiled tens upon tens of thousands of fledgling oil palm plants at elite corporate plantations in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia over the last three decades? The answer to this p ... more
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Another baked Alaska -- Trump and Putin
Pakistan establishes new missile force after India conflict, PM says
Israeli military says approved plan for new Gaza offensive
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Current El Nino third-strongest; expected to last until spring
The current El Nino phenomenon, a global weather pattern known to wreak havoc every few years, should last until spring and likely become one of the strongest on record, forecasters said Thursday. ... more
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Crop rotation boosts soil microbes, benefits plant growth
In the first study of its kind, new research from the University of New Hampshire shows that crop rotations, in isolation from other management factors, can increase the functions performed by soil ... more
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Reviving extinct Mediterranean forests
The Mediterranean has cradled humanity and our cities, farms, domesticated animals, and logging habits for many thousands of years. During the last 5 to 8 millennia, as people developed farming and ... more
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Plants also suffer from stress
High salt in soil dramatically stresses plant biology and reduces the growth and yield of crops. Now researchers have found specific proteins that allow plants to grow better under salt stress, and ... more
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Fourth wheat gene is key to flowering and climate adaptation
In the game of wheat genetics, Jorge Dubcovsky's laboratory at UC Davis has hit a grand slam, unveiling for the fourth time in a dozen years a gene that governs wheat vernalization, the biological p ... more
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