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Ah, so here we are. at thejohn innes centre in norwich, theyre also shining a light on the past. i wanted to show you these old herbarium sheets. their samples go back 100 years and theyre looking to crossbreed these older plants with todays varieties. and what we want to do is look for new and useful genetic variation. so disease resistance, stress resistance, increased yield. theyve already started some field trials. its essential to find solutions. climate change and the extreme weather it br...

I wanted to show you these old herbarium sheets. their samples go back 100 years and theyre looking to crossbreed these older plants with todays varieties. and what we want to do is look for new and useful genetic variation. so disease resistance, stress resistance, increased yield. theyve already started some field trials. its essential to find solutions. climate change and the extreme weather it brings is reducing the amount we can grow globally. and pests and diseases are a big problem, too. ...

The introduction of various agricultural techniques, so they can tell us something about how wheat was growing wild, or before things like artificial fertilisers. the project will take months to complete. ah, so here we are. at thejohn innes centre in norwich, theyre also shining a light on the past. i wanted to show you these old herbarium sheets. their samples go back 100 years and theyre looking to cross—breed these older plants with todays varieties. and what we want to do is look for new ...

Theyve already started some field trials. its essential to find solutions. climate change and the extreme weather it brings is reducing the amount we can grow globally. and pests and diseases are a big problem, too. one fifth of the projected yield is lost to them each year. theres a very important disease of wheat, which is a global problem called yellow rust, and that has been increasingly difficult to control and defend wheat against. within this collection of old wheat, there are new resista...

With todays varieties. and what we want to do is look for new and useful genetic variation. so disease resistance, stress resistance, increased yield. theyve already started some field trials. its essential to find solutions. climate change and the extreme weather it brings is reducing the amount we can grow globally. and pests and diseases are a big problem, too. one fifth of the projected yield is lost to them each year. theres a very important disease of wheat, which is a global problem calle...

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U.C. Davis gets $6.2 million for strawberry research, and Farm Journal Survey shows most farmers concerned about overcoming technical and financial hurdles in carbon markets.

U.C. Davis gets $6.2 million for strawberry research, and Farm Journal Survey shows most farmers concerned about overcoming technical and financial hurdles in carbon markets.

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Singapore News - They seemed to be attracted to dumpsters. A Clementi resident was shocked to see "a whole bunch of rats" at the back of Block 451 Clementi Avenue 3 in the early hours of Deepavali morning (Oct 24). He is concerned as a number of food outlets are in the... Read more at www.tnp.sg