8-Apr-2019 EurekALERT! Sorghum, a cereal used to feed livestock and make alcohol has been damaged over the last 6000 years by humans The damage to genes and reduced varieties available of sorghum are not a consequence of domestication but because of specific...
8 April 2019 nature MIDDLE EAST Today’s food crops are not as genetically diverse as their wild ancestors. This is often linked to a ‘domestication bottleneck’: a model that describes a drastic reduction in genetic diversity during the early stages of domestication,...
2 April 2019 IOPSCIENCE Abstract In the tropics, extreme weather associated with global climate teleconnections can have an outsized impact on food security. In Ethiopia, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is frequently linked to drought-induced food insecurity....
April 03, 2019 THE HINDU Bengaluru researchers say that animal product protein is better digested About 38% of children in India below the age of five years are stunted. Research suggests that the reason for this is that young children consume mainly cereal-based...
April 2, 2019 the Fence Post LINCOLN, Neb. – Our hearts are with those growers in Nebraska whom have experienced the detrimental effects of flooding and suboptimal moisture conditions. We are proud of the countless acts of heroism displayed between neighbors, both...
