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Open flower for wheat seed production

Keywords: wheat Images of wheat flower opening caused by swelling of unfertilized ovary. Left panel represents closed flower of fertile plant with developing grain encased. Right panel illustrates flower opening in male sterile plant by radial expansion of unfertilized ovary, separating palea and lemma. New research at The University of Adelaide Waite campus has found… Continue reading Open flower for wheat seed production

Brazil manages genetically modified soybeans strictly

When you enter the office of Soybean Research Institute of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, you can see the sign of “Biosafety” hangs on the doors of many laboratories. The personnel entering these laboratories need to sign to ensure that they do not touch the experimental materials here Here is the place for genetically modified… Continue reading Brazil manages genetically modified soybeans strictly

How plants balance defense, growth tactics

Keywords: plant When a plant goes into defense mode in order to protect itself against harsh weather or disease, that’s good for the plant, but bad for the farmer growing the plant. Bad because when a plant acts to defend itself, it turns off its growth mechanism. But now researchers at Michigan State University are… Continue reading How plants balance defense, growth tactics

New technique boosting rice production in Mwea, Kenya

Keywords: rice In Summary RiceMAPP involves use of production knowledge and technologies in water management and crop care to increase harvest. Farmers at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme can now attain maximum yields and earn profits. Jica’s Rice-based and Market-oriented Agriculture Promotion Project (RiceMAPP) has strove to alleviate these challenges through its innovative concepts. Line planting… Continue reading New technique boosting rice production in Mwea, Kenya

China’s grain output has steadily risen to 1.2 trillion kilograms, and its high-quality development has become the main direction of agriculture

Recently, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture that the country’s grain output has remained at 1.2 trillion kilos for five consecutive years since 2013, indicating that grain production capacity has reached a new level steadily.   According to the introduction of the Ministry of Agriculture, since the 18th CPC National Congress, China has… Continue reading China’s grain output has steadily risen to 1.2 trillion kilograms, and its high-quality development has become the main direction of agriculture

Bollgard 3 Cotton continues to provide flexibility and value to Australian farmers

Keywords: cotton More than 1,000 growers planted 452,000 ha of cotton across Australia’s cotton growing regions this season. With more than 95% of the crop planted to Monsanto’s Bollgard® 3 varieties, growers have embraced the flexibility the technology gives to the industry. The new extended planting window has seen cotton planted as late as December… Continue reading Bollgard 3 Cotton continues to provide flexibility and value to Australian farmers

Researchers create plague-resistant tomatoes

Keywords: tomato Researchers at the Plant Molecular and Celular Biology Institute (IBMCP), a joint venture of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has performed a study that shows how genetically modified tomato plants have increased resistance towards Tuta absoluta insect plagues. The project’s results have been published in the… Continue reading Researchers create plague-resistant tomatoes

Three New Mechanized Planting Techniques for Rice in Heilongjiang Province

Recently, the author learned from Heilongjiang Agricultural Mechanization Technology Extension Station that in 2017, Heilongjiang Province will push forward the new mechanization of key aspects of rice cultivation, the deep fertilization of paddy rice in paddy field, the planted planting of paddy rice and the high-stubble paddy soil preparation in paddy field New progress has… Continue reading Three New Mechanized Planting Techniques for Rice in Heilongjiang Province

Australia: Cotton Seed Distributors invests in the future with new appointments

Keywords: Australia, cotton Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) is Australia’s sole supplier of cotton planting seed. It has appointed a number of new field staff to support the company’s variety trial research, seed increase program and extension activities. “With the cotton industry continuing to expand into new regions, the planting window widening in many areas and… Continue reading Australia: Cotton Seed Distributors invests in the future with new appointments