News articles tagged with 'endophyte'
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Food security for leaf-cutting ants: Workers and their fungus garden reject endophyte invaders
— 3 Apr 2009 11:30 | BiologyNew diseases directly affect human survival and food security, especially as population density climbs. Leaf-cutting ants, one of a few groups of social insects to cultivate crops,... — full story
Yale undergraduates' Amazon trip yields a treasure trove of diversity
— 24 Aug 2008 17:25 | BiologyA group of Yale undergraduates have discovered dozens of potentially beneficial bioactive microorganisms within plants they collected in the Amazon rain forest, including several so... — full story
Fighting pod pests by exploiting the merits of wild cocoa trees from French Guiana
— 13 May 2008 16:20 | EnvironmentIn every production zone worldwide, cocoa trees are faced with pests and diseases that can wipe out entire harvests. To protect their crops, farmers often use costly, polluting chemicals... — full story
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