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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,

Identification of plant-parasitic nematode attractant

A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has become the first to successfully purify and identify an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds. Their experiments revealed that rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), a flaxseed cell wall component, can attract root-knot nematodes. The linkages between rhamnose and L-galactose are essential for the attraction.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, Vertical Farming, Climate Change,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Weather,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger,

Filipino farmers get approval to grow nutritious Golden Rice - Alliance for Science

Farmers in the Philippines have gotten the green light to grow Golden Rice, which has been genetically engineered to contain nutrients that can improve health, especially in young children. The commercial cultivation permit, issued July 21, marks the successful culmination of a decades-long initiative to develop rice that delivers additional levels of beta-carotene, which the […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Opening a "big door" for Vietnam's agriculture

NDO - In order to develop agricultural commodities, linkage is an urgent demand, a vital condition, and at the same time will open a "big door" for Vietnam's agriculture to integrate deeply and widely into the global economy. How to promote and expand linkages in agricultural production in a sustainable and effective way is a difficult question.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger,

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