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Energy, Environment and Ecology
, Food and Agriculture
on February 21, 2010
Moringa oleifera is a vegetable crop cultivated in many Africa, Central and South America, the Indian subcontinent, and South East Asia. In a new study, it appears that this plant is not only useful a...
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Food and Agriculture
on February 8, 2010
Researchers have devised a novel process to concentrate the protein in standard field barley for use as an alternative to fishmeal as a protein source in commercial fish feeds.
"We conducted f...
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Food and Agriculture
on January 29, 2010
Published in the latest issue of American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is the first first evidence from human research that blueberries, one of the richest sources...
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Food and Agriculture
on January 11, 2010
Polyphenol extracts from mangoes have been found to have anti-cancer activity, particularly against colon and breast cancer, despite the fruit's comparatively low antioxidant activity.
Mango show...
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Food and Agriculture
on September 5, 2009
A newly published study showed that biotransformed blueberry juice may have therapeutic potentials against obesity and diabetes. Biotransformation of the blueberry juice was achieved with a new strain...
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Food and Agriculture
on August 17, 2009
Researchers are exploring the use of essential oils derived from herbs such as rosemary, thyme, clove, and mint as natural pesticides for use against agricultural as well as household pests.
"We ...
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Food and Agriculture
on August 5, 2009
Plant breeders have released a new variety of mandarin orange (or tangerine) for commercial production. Named DaisySL for Daisy seedless, the new fruit is finely textured and juicy, with a rich, sweet...
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Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation
, Food and Agriculture
, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
on July 10, 2009
Using a new genetic modification approach, agricultural researchers have developed cereal crops that are able to withstand salinity.
Professor Tester says his team used the technique to keep salt - as...
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Food and Agriculture
, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
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on June 18, 2009
Researchers have successfully sequence the genome of Azotobacter vinelandii, a nitrogen fixing bacterium found in soil. The data gathered will help advance research on nitrogen fixation and other bioc...
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Food and Agriculture
on June 9, 2009
US agricultural company Becker Underwood, in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited, now holds worldwide exclusive licence on the use of jasmonic acid as a natural seed treatment to help cut down...
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