Drought News

Posted November 25, 2008:

• Chinese Forest Project Could Reduce Number Of Environmental Disasters

Posted November 21, 2008:

• Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas

Posted November 13, 2008:

• Drought Tolerant Plants? New Technique Enables Assessment Of Drought Performance

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Extreme Weather Postpones Flowering Time Of Plants

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Green Coffee-growing Practices Buffer Climate-change Impacts

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Scientists Behind 'Doomsday Seed Vault' Ready World's Crops For Climate Change
• Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Drought-tolerant Corn Developed

Posted August 17, 2008:

• Old Growth Giants Limited By Water-pulling Ability

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Elephant Memories May Hold Key To Survival

Posted August 8, 2008:

• Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas

Posted June 30, 2008:

• Drought Tolerance In Potatoes

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Extreme Weather Events Can Unleash A 'Perfect Storm' Of Infectious Diseases, Research Study Says

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. Water, Land, And Biodiversity, Report Finds

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Golden Wheat 'Greens' Kenya's Drylands

Posted May 5, 2008:

• Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty
• Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants As Well As People

Posted April 29, 2008:

• Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants As Well As People

Posted April 24, 2008:

• Precision Irrigation Built Into Sprinkler Booms Controls Water Usage, Optimizes Crop Growth

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Fungus Fight: Researchers Battle Against Dangerous Corn Toxin

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers

Posted March 2, 2008:

• Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-resistant Crops

Posted February 26, 2008:

• Busy Beavers Can Help Ease Drought

Posted January 25, 2008:

• Nitrogen Fixation Process In Plants To Combat Drought In Various Species Of Legumes

Posted December 27, 2007:

• Evolution Of Crop Grasses Linked To Greenhouse Gases

Posted December 14, 2007:

• Moss Is A Super Model For Feeding The Hungry

Posted November 30, 2007:

• Breeding Heat Tolerant Beans To Withstand Warmer World

Posted November 12, 2007:

• New 'Raider Amethyst' Prairie Verbena: Conserves Water, Drought-tolerant

Posted November 10, 2007:

• 'Hot Spots' The Key To Controlling European Carp In Australia

Posted October 31, 2007:

• Land Clearing Triggers Hotter Droughts, Australian Research Shows

Posted October 24, 2007:

• Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say

Posted October 17, 2007:

• After Drought, Diversity Dries Up And Ponds All Look The Same

Posted September 26, 2007:

• Amazon Forest Shows Unexpected Resiliency During Drought

Posted September 11, 2007:

• Hardy Rice: Less Water, More Food

Posted August 16, 2007:

• Freshwater Supplies Threatened In Central Pacific

Posted August 1, 2007:

• Researcher Studies Proteins That Make Rice Flourish

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Satellite Data Can Warn Of Famine, NASA Researchers Find

Posted July 9, 2007:

• Genetically Engineered Maize Is Resistant To Maize Streak Virus

Posted June 27, 2007:

• Getting To The Root Of Plant Growth

Posted June 20, 2007:

• Severity Of Desertification On World Stage

Posted June 13, 2007:

• Vets Seeing More Horses With Nutritional Issues This Year

Posted May 18, 2007:

• Colorado River Streamflow History Reveals Megadrought Before 1490

Posted May 11, 2007:

• Drylands Are Not The Same As Badlands

Posted May 3, 2007:

• Brewing A Sustainable Energy Solution

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