Scientists have discovered a gene that allows plants to grow better in low nutrient conditions and even enhance their growth through sodium uptake, according…
The £859,193 project is funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and could improve the living conditions of many Indian people as…
The online participation service connects researchers, companies, non-governmental organizations, regional actors and other stakeholders willing to benefit…
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered that some cows have genes that give them a natural ability to produce skimmed milk and plan to use this information…
In developing countries, half of all young children suffer from anaemia, often as a result of iron-deficiency. The cause is a one-sided diet based mainly on…
For her Dr .med. vet. degree at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Ólöf G. Sigurðardóttir studied and described early inflammatory changes in the…
Auvermann, a Texas Cooperative Extension engineering specialist, hosted “Producing High-Value Manure for BioFuels and Fertilizer” recently in Hereford. The…
The BIOSYNERGY project, sponsored by the European Commission, aims to make biomass derived products cost competitive with fossil fuels by developing and…
Scientists at EMR will use DNA markers called microsatellites, to produce individual profiles for each tree. This will help curators to verify the uniqueness…
Antibiotics have been widely used in animal production for decades worldwide. Added in low doses to the feed of farm animals, they can improve livestock growth…
The biosensor is faster, more portable and economic than the expensive laboratory methods which are used to detect contaminants, while having a very similar…
Past studies have shown that consumption of Brassica vegetables decreases the risk of cancer. This is because of the high concentration in Brassicas of…
The plant hormone jasmonic acid plays a major role during the immune response against insects and pathogens. Dutch researcher Vivian van Oosten has…
They studied similar production chains in various tropical areas and recorded their findings in a book: ´Tropical food chains, Governance regimes for quality…
A contingent of researchers from around the world, including Germany, Panama, USA and Canada, have uncovered that tropical plant species distribution patterns…
After all, today the majority of forest residues, such as branches and tops, are still left in the forest. Also, the volume of roundwood extracted for other…
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