News articles tagged with 'wheat'
New Anglo-Swiss research questions impact of GM wheat on insects
— 21 Jan 2011 18:38 | EnvironmentAn Anglo-Swiss research project has found that the impact of disease-resistant genetically-modified wheat plants on insects may be negligible…
Study finds celiac patients can eat hydrolysed wheat flour
— 20 Jan 2011 16:01 | HealthBaked goods made from hydrolysed wheat flour are not toxic to celiac disease patients, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of…
Decoding of wheat genome will aid global food shortage
— 27 Aug 2010 10:46 | BiologyWheat production world-wide is under threat from climate change and an increase in demand from a growing human population. Liverpool scientists, in collaboration with the University…
UK researchers release draft sequence coverage of wheat genome
— 27 Aug 2010 10:31 | BiologyA team of UK researchers, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has publicly released the first sequence coverage of the wheat genome. The release…
Genetics not enough to increase wheat production
— 16 Aug 2010 08:32 | EnvironmentThe deep gene pool that has allowed wheat to achieve ever increasing gains in yield may be draining. Crop scientists estimate that 50% of the gain in wheat production over the past…
Scientists using X-ray vision to produce more nutritious flour
— 22 Jan 2010 13:09 | HealthPioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity x-rays is being used by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to explore…
Gastroenterologists study mind techniques for treating celiac disease
— 12 Jan 2010 10:56 | HealthFor adults and children diagnosed with celiac disease, the only treatment is a gluten-free diet, which can be very challenging. Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Centre…
Rot-resistant wheat could save farmers millions
— 29 Oct 2009 10:38 | EnvironmentCSIRO researchers have identified wheat and barley lines resistant to Crown Rot - a disease that costs Australian wheat and barley farmers $79 million in lost yield every year…
Researchers to determine if aeration reduces compaction, runoff on no-till fields
— 2 Apr 2009 12:38 | EnvironmentMuch of Texas' wheat may be grazed as a part of a dual-use crop. But many fields are still prepared using conventional tillage, which may not efficiently capture rainfall - a key to…
Wheat curl mite might require non-chemical control
— 1 Apr 2009 13:38 | EnvironmentThe wheat curl mite is a minute menace that wreaks havoc on the region's wheat crop; but it has no enemies currently that can take it out. That doesn't mean Texas AgriLife Research…