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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ, Plant Breeding, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Europe PMC

Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ, Plant Breeding, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics,

Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory

‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag North America,

Protein from the prairies: the global potential of Canadian crops

Canada looks set to play a vital role in the plant-based food revolution, helping to diversify the world’s protein supply for decades to come Like many food growers and producers globally, Canada is preparing itself for a major change in consumer behaviour that will produce nothing less than a revolution in the way the world produces and consumes food.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Crop Diseases, Potatoes, Genes /Genetics,

MSU researchers breeding beetle-resistant potato varieties

Potato farmers face many challenges. One tiny, yet devastating, pest is the Colorado potato beetle. It can cause immense damage to potato crops. It’s also notorious for becoming resistant to …

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

Glow-in-the-dark plants could act as passive lighting for public spaces

A decent chunk of energy usage goes towards lighting, so scientists at MIT are developing a new kind of passive lighting – glow-in-the-dark plants. In the latest experiment, the team has made them glow much brighter than the first generation plants, without harming their health.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers - Alliance for Science

Insect-resistant brinjal, or eggplant, is arguably the most impactful project to bring agricultural biotechnology to resource-poor farmers. Studies show that Bangladesh farmers, who began growing Bt brinjal commercially in 2014, have enjoyed a sizable increase in income, a receptive market and significantly reduced pesticide use. It is now on its way to commercialization in the […]

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Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say 'yes.'

Genetically modified, or bioengineered, food is getting a new label from the FDA. This is the science that goes into making and testing them.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, GMO's,

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say 'yes.'

Genetically modified, or bioengineered, food is getting a new label from the FDA. This is the science that goes into making and testing them.

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