Dry seeding examined for Wheatbelt crops
Agronomy scientists have been conducting a series of experiments to help Wheatbelt farmers climate-proof their crops.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2013
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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 losses.
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2013
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Stressed plants say it with flowers
With the world's population expected to reach nine billion by 2050 and hotter, drier conditions due to climate change, researchers are racing against time to develop new crop varieties and to ensure there will be enough food ...
Biotechnology
Jul 30, 2013
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How does inbreeding avoidance evolve in plants?
Inbreeding is generally deleterious, even in flowering plants. Since inbreeding raises the risk that bad copies of a gene will be expressed, inbred progeny suffer from reduced viability.
Evolution
Jun 10, 2013
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Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter
(AP)—Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets.
Business
Apr 3, 2013
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Replacing soybean meal in pig diets
Canola, cottonseed, and sunflower products can replace soybean meal in diets fed to pigs, but they contain less protein and energy. To determine if it makes economic sense to use them, producers need to know the concentrations ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2013
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Researchers bake a better loaf of bread
University of Alberta researchers have found a way to replace artificial preservatives in bread, making it tastier.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2013
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Scientists learning how multiple-genome plants reproduce
(Phys.org)—A study out of Harvard and Purdue universities is starting to unravel the genetic mechanisms that allow some plants to duplicate their entire genomes and continue to reproduce.
Biotechnology
Jan 9, 2013
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Never-before-seen plant metabolites discovered
(Medical Xpress)—Purdue University researchers have captured evolution in action through the discovery of a new set of metabolites synthesized by Arabidopsis plants, according to research findings published this week in ...
Biotechnology
Aug 24, 2012
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Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel ...
Biotechnology
Mar 26, 2012
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