Food and fuel that farms itself: Genome sequences of five duckweed species reveal basis for unique plant traits
Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...
This Tiny Plant Has Huge Potential for Food, Fuel, and Climate Solutions
Duckweed might be the world’s most underestimated plant. Thriving in water and rich in potential, this fast-growing aquatic ...
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The food and fuel that farms itself
Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, allowing ...
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Self-Sustaining Farms: Food and Fuel Revolution
Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's enough sunlight and carbon ...
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Poultry tech, proteins, food security, health and in-ovo sexing in the spotlight
Emerging topics within poultry research, advances in poultry health and the future of poultry feed and nutrition were ...
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Duckweed at Prospect Park Brooklyn (IMAGE)
You may have encountered duckweed thousands of times. The tiny aquatic plant can grow practically anywhere there’s standing water and sunlight, including here at Brooklyn’s iconic Prospect Park ...
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Five species of duckweed (IMAGE)
Genes required for chromosomal small RNA are missing in certain duckweed species. This may explain the emergence of vigorous inter-species hybrids with three, rather than two, copies of each ...