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Better Wheat Varieties in the Future? Wheat Genome Shows Resistance Genes Easy to Access
April 29, 2013 — Scientists have developed a physical map of wheat's wild ancestor, Aegilops tauschii, commonly called goatgrass. It's the first huge step toward sequencing the wheat genome -- a complete look at ... > full story -
Ecological Knowledge Offers Perspectives for Sustainable Agriculture
April 29, 2013 — A smart combination of different crops, such as beans and maize, can significantly cut the use of crop protection agents and at the same time reduce the need for fertilizers. Integrating ecological ... > full story -
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Europe Needs Genetically Engineered Crops, Scientists Say
April 25, 2013 — The European Union cannot meet its goals in agricultural policy without embracing genetically engineered crops. That's the conclusion of scientists based on case studies showing that the EU is ... > full story -
Cellulose Goes Off the Rails: Without Microtubule Guidance, Cellulose Causes Changes in Organ Patterns During Growth
April 25, 2013 — Mathematics is everywhere in nature, and this is illustrated by the spiral patterns in plants such as pine cones, sunflowers or the arrangement of leaves around a stem. Most plants produce a new bud ... > full story -
New Grass Hybrid Could Help Reduce the Likelihood of Flooding
April 25, 2013 — Scientists have used hybridized forage grass to combine fast root growth and efficient soil water retention. Field experiments show Festulolium cultivar reduces water runoff by up to 51 percent ... > full story -
Just What Makes That Little Old Ant… Change a Flower's Nectar Content?
April 24, 2013 — Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they can benefit plants in their role as pollinators when they forage on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new ... > full story -
Strengthening Legumes to Tackle Fertilizer Pollution
April 23, 2013 — Scientists create the first model of legume iron transportation aimed at maximizing nitrogen fixation, even in poor ... > full story -
Big Ecosystem Changes Viewed Through the Lens of Tiny Carnivorous Plants
April 23, 2013 — The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body. Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, ... > full story -
Why Soft Corals Have Unique Pulsating Motion
April 23, 2013 — Scientists have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate. Their work resolves an old scientific ... > full story -
Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics
April 22, 2013 — Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the higher species numbers in the tropics, but these hypotheses have never been tested for the ants, which are one of the most ecologically and ... > full story
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