2008 News Archive
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(1996-2008)
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September 19 |
Walnut Genetic Secrets Targeted in New
Research |
September 18 |
ARS Scientists and Cooperators Surveying for Rare
Ladybugs |
September 17 |
A Model Farm for Emissions Studies |
September 16 |
Reflective Particle Films Improve Apple
Quality |
September 15 |
A Little Grass Called Brachypodium Will Be a Big
Help in Biofuels Research |
September 12 |
Markers for Rice Blast Resistance Discovered
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September 11 |
Improving Food Survey Methods |
September 10 |
Two Scientists Inducted into ARS Hall of
Fame |
September 9 |
Feral Cattle Isolated and Genetically
Distinct |
September 8 |
New Crop Model Should Speed Resistance to Wheat
Diseases |
September 5 |
Tracking and Taming a Tomato Virus |
September 4 |
New Fungal Finding Could Mean Better
Bio-Insecticide |
September 3 |
Managing Cover Crops with Rolling and Crimping
Techniques |
September 2 |
ARS Researchers Search for Casuarina Biological
Control Agents |
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August
29 |
Database Documents Names for More Than 150,000 Diptera
Species |
August
28 |
Grain Moisture Measurements May Divert Mold, Insect
Infestation |
August
27 |
ARS Scientists Test MRI Device to Measure Body Fat in
Piglets |
August
26 |
Fingerprinting Helps Make Great
Grapes |
August
25 |
Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean
Energy |
August
22 |
Scientists Tie Chickpea Disease to Fungal
Culprit |
August
21 |
More Strawberries, More Antioxidant
Absorption |
August
20 |
Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn in Ethanol Production
Study |
August
19 |
USDA Germplasm Center Celebrates 50th
Anniversary |
August
18 |
USDA Conference Spotlights Sorghum's Biofuel
Potential |
August
15 |
Genetic Underpinnings of Sheep Traits May Yield Clues to
Greater Productivity |
August
14 |
"Slick" Gene Helps Cattle Beat the Heat |
August
13 |
Profiling Protective Proteins in Dairy Cows
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August
12 |
Taking Earth's Temperature via Satellite |
August
11 |
Nonviable Seeds May Contain Research-Quality
DNA |
August
8 |
New Peas Resist Fungal Foe |
August
7 |
ARS Produces Online Databases for Maize,
Blueberries |
August
6 |
Wheat Genotyping: An Invaluable Service |
August
5 |
Here's the Beef: Identifying DNA Markers and
Traits |
August
4 |
Helping Wheat Pass the Acid Test |
August
1 |
New Germplasm Could Help Protect Avocados from Root Rot
Disease |
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July
31 |
Key Red Flour Beetle Gene Sequenced |
July
30 |
Nine to 20 Individual Fire Ant Queens Started U.S. Fire
Ant Population |
July
29 |
Test Vaccines Show Promise against Parasite of
Cattle |
July
28 |
Scientists Identify Fungal Disease Culprits with
Molecular Genetics |
July
25 |
ARS-Developed Apparatus Captures Deer Safely,
Effectively and with Minimal Trauma |
July
24 |
Cold Temperature is Key to Quality of Bagged
Salads |
July
23 |
ARS Releases Gulfcrimson Peach to
Nurseries |
July
22 |
Food Safety Developments Are in the Air |
July
21 |
Garden Microbe Foils E. coli O157:H7 in Laboratory
Tests |
July
18 |
Role of Earthworms in Soil Explored |
July
17 |
Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil |
July
16 |
Antimicrobials Target Produce Pathogens |
July
15 |
Three New Tecoma Cultivars Add to Landscape Shrub
Options |
July
14 |
Spice-Rack Favorites Battle E. coli and Other
Foodborne Pathogens |
July
11 |
Modeling Erosion Damage from Ephemeral
Gullies |
July
10 |
ARS and Seed Company Examine Commercial Potential of
Ethanol Coproduct |
July
9 |
New Textbook is Important Weed Biocontrol
Tool |
July
8 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online |
July
7 |
Scientists Test Method for Sanitizing Leafy
Produce |
July
3 |
Grazing Cattle Year-Round Pays Off |
July
2 |
Pathogen Genes Targeted in Studies to Protect Salad
Veggies |
July
1 |
Meat Safety: It All Works Out in the
Wash |
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June
30 |
New Research Presented on Peanut
Components |
June
27 |
Protecting Romaine Lettuce From Pathogens
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June
26 |
Sequencing the Cacao Genome to Safeguard
Chocolate |
June
25 |
Supporting Small Farm Success with Shiitakes
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June
24 |
Potassium and Potato Preparation |
June
23 |
Tick and Mosquito Repellent Can Be Made Commercially
from Pine Oil |
June
20 |
USDA "Power Plants" Exhibit Opens at National
Arboretum |
June
19 |
Ethanol Coproducts Eyed as Fillers in
Plastics |
June
18 |
Tangy, Junior-size Fruit Bars from ARS
Process |
June
17 |
Glomalin is Key to Locking up Soil Carbon
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June
16 |
Fighting a Worldwide Wheat Threat |
June
13 |
New Silverleaf Whitefly Has Growers
Concerned |
June
12 |
New Method May Thwart Pecan and Peach
Diseases |
June
11 |
Calcium Alone Does Not Reduce Hip Fracture
Risk |
June
10 |
The Battle Heats Up Between Mangoes, Fruit
Flies |
June
9 |
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Boosts Invasive
Nutsedge |
June
6 |
A Futuristic Linkage of Animals and
Electronics |
June
5 |
"Clearwater": An Eco-Friendly Feed
Barley |
June
4 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
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June 3
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Treating Hog Manure with Borax Cuts Odor |
June 2
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Beneficial Bacteria Help Control Produce
Pathogen |
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May 30
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Avian Influenza Genome Sequences Released
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May
29 |
Fiji Dwarf Coconut is One Tough Nut |
May
28 |
Computer Model for Finding Mosquito Repellent
Compounds |
May
27 |
Franklin Fish Lab Opens with a Splash |
May
23 |
Plant Foods for Preserving Muscle Mass |
May
22 |
A Little Bit of Egg Makes Tracking Aphids Easier
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May
21 |
Researchers Identify Genetic "Fix" for Problem in Some
Sweet Corn Hybrids |
May
20 |
GrainGenes Website Speeds Gene Discovery |
May
19 |
Corn Rootworm Population Studies: Faster, Cheaper--and
Just As Good |
May
16 |
Fruit Fly Diversity Is in the Details |
May
15 |
New Peanut Variety Resistant to Nematodes,
Virus |
May
14 |
Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner and
Safer |
May
13 |
U.S. Sunflowers Could "Get a Lift" from Down
Under |
May
12 |
USDA Lab Renamed in Honor of Nobel-Winning
Researcher |
May
9 |
Sizing up Teen Snacking |
May
8 |
Drought Makes Farmers Mind Their Peas and
Corn |
May
7 |
Protecting Oysters from Burrowing Shrimp |
May
6 |
Pollinators as Preservationists |
May
5 |
Still Seeking a Cause of Colony Collapse
Disorder |
May
2 |
A New Polymer Product from Soy Oil, Not
Petroleum |
May
1 |
Protecting U.S. Troops with Fireproof Wool
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April
30 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
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April
29 |
Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty |
April
28 |
Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants as Well as
People |
April
25 |
New Tests Make Antibiotic Monitoring
Easier |
April
24 |
Monitoring Conservation Tillage via Satellite
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April
23 |
Papaya's Genome Unmasked by ARS Scientists,
Colleagues |
April
22 |
Boosting Basil in Mississippi |
April
21 |
New Study Correlates Preschoolers' Screen Time With
Obesity |
April
18 |
Three Viruses Threaten Cucurbitsand Now Green
Beans |
April
17 |
Early-Flowering, Winter-Hardy Hairy Vetch Released for
Northern United States |
April
16 |
The Goal: Findingand UsingKey Grape
Genes |
April
15 |
Precision Irrigation Built into Sprinkler
Booms |
April
14 |
Best Method to Chill Chickens Depends on Water
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April
11 |
Gene Clusters Offer Potential Protection against Plant
Diseases |
April
10 |
Preserving a Unique Collection of Carolina
Collards |
April
9 |
Tracing Florida Mangoes' Family Tree |
April
8 |
Tree Heartwood Halts Sudden Oak Death |
April
7 |
Profiling Promising Plant Compounds |
April
4 |
Creating Homes that Please America's Wild
Bees |
April
3 |
Scientists Pit Bacteria against Fungi to Protect
Wheat |
April
2 |
Researchers Study Playa Lakes over the
Ogallala |
April
1 |
Faster Forage Option for Growers |
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March
31 |
Hairy Vetch Mulch Activates Genes for Phytonutrients in
Tomatoes |
March
28 |
ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
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March
27 |
Stronger Embankments Start in the Lab |
March
26 |
Sweet Potato Puree Adds to Bottom Line |
March
25 |
New Safflower Lines Survive Winters |
March
24 |
Agricultural Pest's Genome is Sequenced |
March
21 |
Soy Scientists to Fill "Library" with Genetic
Bookmarks |
March
20 |
Cotton Studies Target Killer: Fusarium Wilt
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March
19 |
Flies and Salmonella: A Bad Combo in Poultry
Houses |
March
18 |
Dietary Guidelines Associated With Lower Risk of
Metabolic Syndrome |
March
17 |
Heat Stress Model Keeps Cows Cool |
March
14 |
Elderly Improve With Exercise, Too |
March
13 |
Eating Is Stressful, But Antioxidants Can
Help |
March
12 |
Scientists Turn Cheap Beet Pulp into Value-Added
Plastics Ingredient |
March
11 |
Facts on Fats Could Prompt Healthier Eating
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March
10 |
Increasing Iron Uptake in Infants |
March
7 |
Environmentally-Friendly Controls for Peach Tree
Pests |
March
6 |
Scientists Determine Farm Costs of Producing Switchgrass
for Ethanol |
March
5 |
Fresh Ideas from ARS Nutrition Research |
March
4 |
Food Compounds That Kill Test-Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed
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March
3 |
Perennial Peanut for Quality Pastures and Hay
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February 29 |
Mining Manure for Phosphorus |
February 28 |
When It Comes to Red Cabbage, More Is
Better |
February 27 |
Cotton: A Body Armor for Wounds? |
February 26 |
New Technologies to Protect Natural
Resources |
February 25 |
New Pima Cottons Fight Fusarium
Fungus |
February 22 |
Newly Renovated ARS Grain Research Center
Dedicated |
February 21 |
Compound Safely Quells Bee-Killing Chalkbrood
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February 20 |
New Prospects for an All-Around Spice |
February 19 |
Breeding Heat-Tolerant Cotton |
February 15 |
Researchers Look at How Frequency of Meals May Affect
Health |
February 14 |
MegaBee Nourishes Beleaguered Honey Bees |
February 13 |
ARS Honors Technology Transfer Award
Winners |
February 12 |
Soil Scientist Wins Top Honor from USDA Research
Agency |
February 11 |
Science and Economics Both Work in Fruit Fly
Program |
February 11 |
International Partnership to Develop a Global Plant
Genebank Information System |
February 8 |
Diamond Planting Design for Peanut Crops |
February 7 |
A "Berry" Good Bee for Pollinating Blackberries and
Raspberries |
February 6 |
Managing Cattle Operations to Protect Lakes and
Rivers |
February 5 |
Breeding Cotton to Beat the Heat |
February 5 |
NAL Publishes New Editions of Agricultural Thesaurus,
Glossary |
February 4 |
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now
Online |
February 1 |
Coordinated Research Aims To Improve Honey Bee
Health |
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January 31 |
ARS Scientists Settle Spud Debate |
January 30 |
ARS Contributes Seeds to Global Storage Vault in
Norway |
January 29 |
Grasses' Guardian Gene Found |
January 28 |
Bumblebee ID Simplified With Wallet Card |
January 25 |
Finding Better Year-Round Forage |
January 24 |
Separating the Chaff from the Nuts |
January 23 |
Scientists Study Excess Fat in Chickens |
January 22 |
Newly Designed Bee-Box Boosts Pollinators'
Readiness |
January 18 |
For Best Pest Detection, Suit the Attractant to the
Fruit Fly |
January 17 |
Ironing Out Storage Kinks for Hops |
January 16 |
Defending Cotton from Stink Bugs |
January 15 |
Texas Growers Could Benefit From Asian Cockroaches
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January 14 |
ARS Scientists Seek Solution for Black Raspberry
Decline |
January 11 |
Researchers Team Up to Improve Popcorn |
January 10 |
Lower Hop Trellises for Higher Profits |
January 9 |
Mainland Markets for Tropical Fruit |
January 8 |
New Cranberry Packed with Health
Features |
January 7 |
The Gall of That Midge! |
January 4 |
Mississippi Blues
Blueberries, That Is
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January 3 |
'Teamaker' Hops Offer Benefits Without Bite
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January 2 |
Common Plant Compound Improves Iron
Absorption |