Seed News

Posted November 24, 2008:

• Plants Grow Bigger And More Vigorously Through Changes In Their Internal Clocks

Posted November 21, 2008:

• Scientists Invent Machine That Sorts Pomegranate Seeds

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Parasite-resistant Peppers Green Alternatives To Chemical Pesticides

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Annual Plants Converted Into Perennials
• Revegetation Of Native Flora More Successful If Genetically Diverse Seed Added

Posted November 1, 2008:

• Grapes And Grape Extracts May Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Review Article Suggests

Posted October 31, 2008:

• 'Living Fossil' Tree Contains Genetic Imprints Of Rain Forests Under Climate Change

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Role Of Slave Trade In Evolution Of American Wild Rice Species

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Plant-eating Predator To Fight Superweed Is Not Magic Bullet, According To Japanese Knotweed Expert

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Scientists Propose Creation Of New Type Of Seed Bank

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Using Electrons To Treat Organic Seeds

Posted September 29, 2008:

• When Leaves Fall, More Is Occurring Than A Change Of Weather

Posted September 28, 2008:

• Mustard Seed Meal Suppresses Weeds In Container-grown Ornamentals
• Kazak Apple Research Key To Preventing Blue Mold

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Are Fires More Important Than Rain For The Savannah Ecosystem?

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Essential Gene For Forming Ears Of Corn Discovered

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Oil Seed Rape Grown For Biofuel Can Help Clean Up Toxic Soils

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Functional Food – Delicious And Healthy

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

Posted September 4, 2008:

• A Little Nitrogen Can Go A Long Way

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Bitter-tasting Nectar And Floral Odors Optimize Outcrossing For Plants

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Nonviable Seeds May Contain Research-Quality DNA

Posted August 20, 2008:

• Discovery Of Plant Protein Holds Promise For Biofuel Production

Posted August 13, 2008:

• New Group Of Plant Hormones Discovered

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Bugs Put The Heat In Chili Peppers

Posted August 10, 2008:

• Brown Tree Snake Could Mean Guam Will Lose More Than Its Birds

Posted August 6, 2008:

• Sesame Seed Extract And Konjac Gum May Help Ward Off Salmonella And E. Coli

Posted July 29, 2008:

• Unexpected Key To Flowering Plants' Diversity
• Garden Microbe Foils E. Coli O157:H7 In Laboratory Tests

Posted July 23, 2008:

• Environmental Factors Linked To Sex Ratio Of Plants Discovered
• Pollination Habits Of Endangered Texas Rice Revealed To Help Preservation

Posted July 21, 2008:

• If Northern Trees Suffer Because Of Global Warming, Southern Trees May Still Be Slow To Replace Them

Posted July 16, 2008:

• Ethanol Byproduct Could Be Useful As Fertilizer And For Weed Control

Posted July 7, 2008:

• Rabbits, Mice And Prickly Shrubs Help Establish Natural Diversity
• Search For Salt Tolerant Grasses Aims To Improve Roadside Plantings

Posted June 27, 2008:

• RAMOSA Gene Network Influences Grain Architecture And Yield In Maize

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Life On The Edge: To Disperse, Or Become Extinct?

Posted June 23, 2008:

• The Time Is Ripe For An Apple That Tastes Like Berries And One That Doesn't Brown

Posted June 17, 2008:

• Golfers And Golf Courses Benefit From Native Grasses In Roughs

Posted June 16, 2008:

• 'Clearwater': An Eco-Friendly Feed Barley

Posted May 29, 2008:

• Controlling Invasive Species: When The Butterfly Bush Blossoms

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Using Maize As An Efficient 'Factory' For Protein-based Pharmaceutical Products

Posted May 23, 2008:

• New Peanut Variety Resistant To Nematodes, Virus

Posted May 21, 2008:

• Multiple New Species Of Fruit Flies With Overlapping Niches Discovered

Posted May 15, 2008:

• Introducing Virus Resistant 'Orange Bulldog' Pumpkins

Posted May 14, 2008:

• Establishing Faster-growing, Durable Football Fields

Posted May 12, 2008:

• Tomato Stands Firm In Face Of Fungus

Posted May 9, 2008:

• Seed Dispersal In Mauritius -- Dead As A Dodo?

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