Drought News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees

Posted November 20, 2009:

• How Crops Survive Drought

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Scientists Decode Maize Genome

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Drought Resistance Explained: Protein Structure Reveals How Plants Respond To Water Shortages

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Hybrid Bluegrasses Analyzed For Use In Transition Zone; 'Thermal Blue' And 'Dura Blue' Hybrids Put To The Test

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Climate Change Could Create Agricultural Winners And Losers In East Africa, New Study Warns

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Gene Developed Through Conventional Breeding To Improve Cowpea Aphid Resistance

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Scientists Reveals Secrets Of Drought Resistance

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Climate Change Threatens Rice Production

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification

Posted October 2, 2009:

• 'Killer' Southeast U.S. Drought Low On Scale, Says Study

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Using Thread-Like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Scientists Identify Gene For Resistance To Parasitic 'Witchweed'
• Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass

Posted August 20, 2009:

• Pinhead-Size Worms + Robot = New Antibiotics

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Stressed Crops Emit More Methane Than Thought

Posted August 2, 2009:

• Unlocking Genetic Diversity Of Rice

Posted July 21, 2009:

• Rice Defies Its Reputation As A Thirsty Crop

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines

Posted June 30, 2009:

• New Crops Needed For New Climate

Posted June 17, 2009:

• Climate Change Already Having Impact On U.S., Expected To Worsen

Posted June 5, 2009:

• Climate Change Models Find Staple Crops Face Ruin On Up To One Million Square Kilometers Of African Farmland

Posted June 2, 2009:

• Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions

Posted May 1, 2009:

• Key Gene Allows Plants To Survive Drought

Posted April 18, 2009:

• Scorpion Biodiversity Seen In 'Evolution Canyon'

Posted April 15, 2009:

• Global Warming: Heat Could Kill Drought-Stressed Trees Fast

Posted April 12, 2009:

• Does Aeration Reduces Compaction And Runoff On No-Till Fields?

Posted March 9, 2009:

• Amazon Rainforest Carbon Sink Threatened By Drought

Posted February 27, 2009:

• Protecting Wine Grapes From Heat And Drought With Particle Film

Posted January 30, 2009:

• Gene's Past Could Improve The Future Of Rice

Posted January 25, 2009:

• Global Warming: Tree Deaths Have Doubled Across The Western U.S.

Posted January 22, 2009:

• Industrialization Of China Increases Fragility Of Global Food Supply

Posted January 10, 2009:

• Droughts And Floods: Extent Of Damage To Vegetation Depends On Sequence Of Events

Posted January 9, 2009:

• Extreme Weather Boosts Antioxidant Levels In Soybean Seeds

Posted December 18, 2008:

• Global Warming Impacts On U.S. Coming Sooner Than Expected, Report Predicts

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

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