Agricultural Research

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Articles in Jan 2002 issue of Agricultural Research

• Speeding up breeding of superior plants - Forum - Brief Article
  by Judy St. John
• Caterpillars—agents of their own demise - Science Update - some plants release chemical aromas that attract caterpillar predators - Brief Article
  by Consuelo M. De Moraes
• Getting atop climbing fern - Old World climbing fern is targeted as weed by US Agricultural Research Service in Florida and Australia
  by Marcia Wood
• Bean plants repel nematodes - Science Update - Brief Article
  by Brad Morris
• Shortcuts to disease-resistant wheats - using new molecular tools - Brief Article
  by Linda McGraw
• Unlocking the keys to cockroach resilience - Science Update - mutations in nervous system proteins - Brief Article
  by Steven M. Valles
• A channel erosion guide: to keep rivers within bounds - Missouri River erosion in Montana
  by Hank Becker
• Everything you wanted to know about food safety - Science Update - National Agricultural Library's Food Safety Research Information Office Web site - Brief Article
  by Yvette Alonso
• Detecting stress in animals - Brief Article
  by Sharon Durham
• ARS researchers winning battle with noxious weed - US Agricultural Research Service research to combat the tropical soda apple - Brief Article
  by Jim Core
• Tiny tortoise beetle might do the trick - biological control to halt spread of tropical soda apple - Brief Article
  by Jesus Garcia
• Giving baculoviruses a better edge - product development for crop protection
  by Ben Hardin
• Fighting insect pests of stored foods - Brief Article
  by Linda McGraw
• Protecting peanuts from aflatoxin - Brief Article
  by Jan Suszkiw