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Boosting iron absorption in infants: a focus on food combos and the size of meat particles in them
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Porridge recipes devised with the help of impoverished mothers in Peru. Taste tests involving...
Agricultural Research, 03/01/08 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Fruitful studies in Puerto Rico: lush climate and varied soils support research on tropical crops
Fruitful studies in Puerto Rico: lush climate and varied soils support research on tropical crops. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The heat and humidity...
Agricultural Research, 01/01/08 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
In search of better forage grasses for the Southern Plains
In search of better forage grasses for the Southern Plains. In what's already been a fruitful pursuit, ARS scientists are looking near and far in...
Agricultural Research, 01/01/08 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Inulin may help with iron uptake, too
Inulin may help with iron uptake, too. Chalk up another potential health benefit for inulin, a plant compound used in many foods that's already...
Agricultural Research, 01/01/08 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Tempering beans' reaction to heat
Geneticist Timothy Porch is out to beat the heat. Working from ARS's Tropical Agriculture Research Station at Mayagtiez, Puerto Rico, Porch is...
Agricultural Research, 11/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Potatoes: a tale of two threats: nematode, plant virus show why battle to protect crops is never-ending
Never take anything for granted is an adage that certainly applies to sustainable agriculture. Never take anything for granted is an adage that...
Agricultural Research, 08/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Where'd that boll weevil come from? DNA-marker technology helps keep tabs on legendary insect pest
The devastation wrought by the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, on the U.S. cotton industry during most of the 20th century is the stuff of social,...
Agricultural Research, 08/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
New leptospirosis discovery! Changes seen in pathogen's ability to survive outside a host
The bacterial species that commonly causes leptospirosis in cattle has lost much of its ability to survive in water. This change, discovered by...
Agricultural Research, 08/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
That's one hot habanero! spicy TigerPaw pepper also resists root-knot nematodes
It's bright orange, nematode resistant, and hot. Make that very hot! It's bright orange, nematode resistant, and hot. Make that very hot! It's...
Agricultural Research, 07/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication -
Helping corn face tomorrow's challenges
The future of U.S. corn has been long in the making at Agricultural Research Service units in Ames, Iowa. The future of U.S. corn has been long...
Agricultural Research, 07/01/07 by Luis Pons · More from publication
