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Precision Ag News 6/12

Agwired

The two awards recognize biotechnology leaders who are driving cutting-edge breakthroughs in agricultural, environmental, and industrial biotechnology. Nemasphere is the first and only biotechnology trait for SCN, the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States. 3-5 in Houston, Texas.

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Letter Regarding Plant-Incorporated Protectants Rule

NASDA

Thank you, and we stand ready to assist you in cultivating a risk-appropriate, science-based regulatory system for these vital innovations.

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Brainfood: Nutrition edition

Agricultural Biodiversity

Domestication through clandestine cultivation constrained genetic diversity in magic mushrooms relative to naturalized populations. Stakeholders’ perceptions of and preferences for utilizing fonio ( Digitaria exilis ) to enrich local diets for food and nutritional security in Nigeria. But documenting knowledge will be key in either case.

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Brainfood: Vanilla diversity, Moth bean diversity, Lablab genome, Wheat allergens, Strampelli, Core collections, Collection structure, ITK, Sambal diversity

Agricultural Biodiversity

Genetic diversity of the cultivated vanilla in Madagascar. Two domestication “events,” with the 2-seeded form originating in Ethiopia. Lots of genetic groups based on SNPs, but not structured in space or environmentally, except maybe by altitude. NW India is a centre of diversity.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

In this map, green areas are projected to be favorable to coffee cultivation by 2050, while brown areas will not be. ( Atomo extracts compounds from ingredients such as ramĂłn seeds , which the ancient Mayans used to make a hot beverage with notes of chocolate and dark-roasted coffee. VTT’s Heiko Rischer with coffee plants.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. What happens is this: The genetic code of Bt seeds are programmed to produce toxins that attack the stomach linings of crop-munching caterpillars.

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Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

Civil Eats

She points out that most of the shellfish she harvests these days have been seeded manually by the town of Southampton and local universities, “almost like a science project,” she says. The Scientists Who Kickstarted American Kelp Farming The science behind this boom in seaweed cultivation began in New England nearly 50 years ago.

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