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Virus-resistant beans on tap as insurance against chocolate pod disease
Virus-resistant beans on tap as insurance against chocolate pod disease. Don't let the name fool you. The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, also...
Agricultural Research, 08/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Formidable fungus goes toe to toe with kudzu
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kudzu's lightning-fast growth is the stuff of legend. It was originally introduced into the...
Agricultural Research, 07/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Luring Varroa mites to their doom
The Varroa mite, Varroa destructor, is only about one-sixteenth of an inch long. But that hasn't stopped the eight-legged, bloodsucking parasite...
Agricultural Research, 07/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Edible fungus could help address vitamin A deficiency
Edible fungus could help address vitamin A deficiency. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to the World Health Organization, vitamin A deficiency...
Agricultural Research, 05/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Scientists use old, new tools to develop pest-resistant potato
Scientists use old, new tools to develop pest-resistant potato.(Columbia root-knot nematodes) Despite their microscopic size, Columbia root-knot...
Agricultural Research, 04/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Milkweed: from floss to fun in the sun
Milkweed: from floss to fun in the sun. Milkweed is popularly known as a favorite food of the monarch butterfly caterpillar. Historically,...
Agricultural Research, 02/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Lab saves water while researching new ways to fight weeds
Lab saves water while researching new ways to fight weeds. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some weed species have a nifty survival strategy. In a given...
Agricultural Research, 02/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
New test to detect triclosan in water
A new test that detects triclosan at a concentration of 20 parts per trillion (ppt)--the equivalent of 1 ounce in 31 million tons--could expedite...
Agricultural Research, 01/01/09 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Research helps set the stage for ethanol … southern style
Research helps set the stage for ethanol ... southern style. With sugar on tap as an ethanol resource for use in the U.S. Gulf Coast region,...
Agricultural Research, 10/01/08 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication -
Banking on biobutanol: new method revisits fermenting this fuel from crops instead of petroleum
Banking on biobutanol: new method revisits fermenting this fuel from crops instead of petroleum. A modified method of producing biobutanol is in...
Agricultural Research, 10/01/08 by Jan Suszkiw · More from publication
