Science news articles about 'crop scientists'

... (Reuters) - Cuba could soon authorize the planting of 124 acres of genetically-modified corn for the first time to help reduce its dependence on costly food imports, Cuban scientists said on Tuesday.

University agricultural scientists are protesting what they say are unreasonable restrictions on the industry’s genetically modified crops.

... Science, North Carolina State University crop scientists and colleagues show that lots of small ... nested association mapping population will be a resource for scientists to both build a better corn plant ...

... sampling of soil carbon, relying solely on technology that can be taken to the field," Martin said. "Crop scientists, carbon managers and instrument developers should find these results encouraging." ...

... which can be devastating to crops such as grape vines, sugar beet and rhubarb. However, crop scientists have been able to successfully exploit this transfer system as a way of introducing new genes ...

Crop scientists at Ohio State University have cloned a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. crop scientists say they have cloned a gene called SUN that can control the shape of tomatoes and possibly other fruits and vegetables.

... which can be devastating to crops such as grape vines, sugar beet and rhubarb. However, crop scientists have been able to successfully exploit this transfer system as a way of introducing new genes ...

Half the world's population could face food crisis by 2100, as soaring temperatures cripple staple crops, scientists warn.

... wind for hundreds of milesThe world's leading crop scientists issued a stark warning that a deadly ... Iran. It is particularly alarming because it can infect crops in just a few hours and vast clouds ...