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Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources

Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources

By Dennis O’Brien, USDA Agriculture Research Service Maximizing yields while using as little water and fertilizer as possible is a top priority for Arizona wheat growers. Challenged by diminishing water supplies and rising fertilizer costs, growers know the exact amounts of water and fertilizer to use is critical. Using too much is not only costly, but can become useless as they percolate too…

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5 GM Wheat Could Be Grown in Britain From Next Spring | AgroNews

5 GM Wheat Could Be Grown in Britain From Next Spring | AgroNews

"Genetically modified wheat could be grown in Britain from next spring after scientists applied to the Department for the Environment for permission to begin trials which could boost grain yields by up to 40 per cent, in a ‘world’s first’ experiment. Researchers at the universities of Essex, Lancaster and Rothamsted Research have proven that it is possible to engineer wheat plants so they…

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