Sexual reproduction has genetic advantages
April 10th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Courtship rituals can be a full-time activity, demanding time and effort, but now scientists have discovered why it might be worth it. Animals and plants which ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Common pesticide behind beehive collapse
April 9th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Imidacloprid, a common pesticide, may have been responsible for the sharp worldwide decline of honeybee colonies since 2006, says a study.Pinpointing the cause of the problem ... Read more...
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1st anniversary of global seed vault marked with four-ton shipment of critical food crops
February 26th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A four-ton shipment of critical food crops has been supplied to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, as it celebrates its one-year anniversary.The shipment included almost 90,000 samples of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hot peppers are less damaged by plant blight
February 5th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) A plant blight that affects many crop species worldwide, causes less damage to pepper crops of the hotter varieties rather than low heat peppers. The research team of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How to cool the planet using crops
January 16th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that by carefully selecting which varieties of food crops to cultivate, much of Europe and North America could be cooled ... Read more...
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