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So far, students have included new and experienced growers of northern and southern highbush blueberries from small to large conventional or organic farms, farm or crop advisors, consultants, owners, nurseries, and extension and research faculty. ...
So far, students have included new and experienced growers of northern and southern highbush blueberries from small to large conventional or organic farms, farm or crop advisors, consultants, owners, nurseries, and extension and research faculty. ...
More than a billion people could soon benefit from improved yields of the important drought-resistant crop pigeon pea now that its genome has been sequenced by a global partnership. The sequence, published online in Nature Biotechnology last week (6 November), should cut the time it takes to develop higher-yielding pigeon pea varieties from the 6–10 years required for traditional breeding ...
Being conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Food and Genomic Medicine (CFGM) in Perth, WA, the three-year, $1.5 million project will enable researchers and breeders to accelerate lupin crop improvements such as drought tolerance, disease resistance and optimal flowering time. The research team will build upon established resources and employ powerful next-generation sequencing ...
Spouses often help their partners on the farm and can therefore be exposed to low levels of pesticides. Participants completed questionnaires about their health, lifestyle and pesticide use. ...