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COI synopsis: And, whether in cowslip’s bell or onion’s dome, it collects pollen, that vital message in genetic cypher which triggers off production of the seed. Agricultural entymologists are...
COI synopsis: Different soils have different optimum drainage capacities. Now scientists are testing the growth of wheat in all types of soil and drainage conditions. And they can do this only with the help...
COI synopsis: Greenfly; their prodigious rate of reproduction - up to ten million tons of insects within three months - make them a threat to agriculture. The insecticides normally used to combat greenfly...
COI synopsis: Two British scientists have developed a technique for breeding plants from pollen grains instead of seeds; the process by-passing years of plant breeding could bring startling improvements in...
COI synopsis: In crop spraying pesticides are normally diluted with water and sprayed at high pressure. By mixing the pesticide with oil instead of water a new invention cuts the amount of liquid from 200...
COI synopsis: A few unusual approaches to stepping up efficiency in agriculture. Every year, the equivalent of millions of tons of fuel is burned off to rid the fields of straw. And the major reason is that...
COI synopsis: As yet there is no real alternative to crop spraying if we are to make sure that we are the ones who eat the food we grow. A range of sprayers that produce an extremely fine mist of oil based...
COI synopsis: When an apple fell on Isaac Newton’s head he blamed it all on gravity, but ethylene was just as much to blame. It makes fruit ripen, and causes fruit and leaves to fall. Research into the way...
COI synopsis: New systems and machines designed to help their users pinpoint the right time... or the right place. Closed circuit television - already common in industry - makes its debut in British...
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