
Tag Archives Biology

Conservation district holds a water festival
Erosion, water patterns and pollution were among the themes explored at Brandon’s first water festival

Barley genome fully mapped
German researchers, leading an international consortium, say they’ve given us the best picture yet of the barley genome

Plants can tell friend from foe
It’s no tall tale — this plant senses the lack of a tail on hostile RNA and attacks

‘Gene-silencing’ technique is a crop protection game changer
This spray uses RNA to trick a plant into shutting genes off, thus evading diseases

Homegrown canola breeder sees opportunities and challenges
BrettYoung and DL Seeds say they’ll continue to be a major player in canola breeding in Western Canada

Growth chamber system ‘test drives’ new varieties
Cameras can detect and quantify signals produced by plants

Space agriculture key to exploration
Nobody knows exactly how space will affect plant growth and reproduction over the long term

Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope
The modified moths can mate as well as any other but they only produce male offspring

Spotted Wing Drosophila an unwelcome visitor to fruit farms this summer
MAFRD began monitoring for SWD in 2013 and this is the worst year yet, say provincial fruit crops specialist

Corn and soybeans headed north and west
DuPont Pioneer is among a number of companies that see huge growth potential on the western Prairies