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
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.
Chinese Farmers Go Organic Farming
In a country hit by a string of food safety scandals, the interest of Chinese farmers to go organic farming is going like wildfire. Ji Yunliang who earned a doctorate in chemistry from Beijing University has run a small organic farm of his own.
Chlorine Enhances Coconut Trees To Be Drought Resistant
Coconut farmers are advised to apply chlorine as fertilizer to their coconut plants as a safeguard against drought.
Wal-Mart Has Made Its Mark In India’s Market
India is one of the emerging economies of the world that developed countries would want to venture because of the availability of its cheap labor and a politically stable climate to do business with.