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Is Genetically Engineered Corn Loses Its Effectiveness Against Pests?
Jan 1st
The genetically engineered corn or Bt corn was introduced to the farmers in the United States in 2003.
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Bats Are Most Valuable To Farmers & US Agriculture
Apr 8th
The existence of the nightly bug munching bats saves the United States agriculture between US$ 3.7 billion dollars to US$ 53 billion dollars annually on pesticides and crop losses.
How To Propagate, Increase Your Yield In Root Crops
Feb 27th
Root crops are important in developing tropical countries like the Philippines. They are source of food and income to farmers.
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Mushroom Can Now Be Grown In Corn Cobs
Jan 17th
Corn cobs can now be a better substitute in lieu of the usual materials of rice straw and banana leaves used in mushroom culture according to the research team from the Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College in Mindanao.
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Stove That Uses Farm Waste As Fuel, Are Very Economical To Use
Nov 12th
A stove aims to maximize the use of farm waste as fuel utilizing rice hull, corn cob, sawdust or other agricultural wastes is developed by the Affiliated Non-conventional Energy Center (ASNEC) in collaboration with the Isabela State University and the Department of Energy.
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Native Rice To Save Deteriorating Ifugao Rice Terraces
Sep 28th
The growing demand of glutinous rice in the US has encouraged more farmers to propagate and go into commercial production of various native varieties of rice in the different provinces in the Cordillera region.
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Genetically Engineered Canola Flourishing As Weeds
Sep 25th
Canola, whose seeds are pressed to make the popular cooking oil, is a type of oilseed rape developed by breeders in Canada. In the US, it is grown mainly in North Dakota and Minnesota through cultivation, is spreading.
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Half Billion Trees Lost By Storm In The Amazon
Sep 5th
There are between 441 million to 663 million trees were killed by storm that swept the region in January 2005, based on a satellite data, on site observation and computer models calculation at Tulane University by researchers.
The Benefits Of Radiation To Agriculture
Aug 30th
Researchers from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) have been developing improved crop varieties through mutation a non conventional method of plant breeding which uses mutational agents (mutagen) such as radiation or chemicals (i.e. ethyl methyl sulfonite (EMS).
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Transgenic Crops Can Pass On Their Traits To Weeds
Aug 24th
Transgenic crops are engineered with specialized trait like herbicide resistance. For years, scientists have known that transgenic crops can pass on their traits to nearby weeds through hybridization.
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