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Workshop on Development of National Gene Banks Proposes Modern Innovative Methods of Increasing Biodiversity in OIC Member States NewsPolicy

Workshop on Development of National Gene Banks Proposes Modern Innovative Methods of Increasing Biodiversity in OIC Member States

A virtual Workshop on the Development of National Gene Banks in the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was conducted online. The 160 participants examined issues of the development, conservation and exchange of plant and animal genetic…
Isabel
14/07/2020
​​​Infected insects may warn of impending citrus disease a year in advance​ AgricultureFruits and VegetablesNewsPlant HealthPlant Science

​​​Infected insects may warn of impending citrus disease a year in advance​

Citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing of HLB), transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, is currently the biggest threat to the citrus industry and is threat to many parts of the world. In Florida alone, citrus greening disease has accounted for losses…
Isabel
10/07/2020
Agriculture – a climate villain? Maybe not! A proposal to rethink agriculture in the climate calculations AgricultureClimate changeNews

Agriculture – a climate villain? Maybe not! A proposal to rethink agriculture in the climate calculations

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims that agriculture is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases, and is thus by many observers considered as a climate villain. This conclusion, however, is based on a paradigm that…
Isabel
08/07/2020