Not exact matches
Benbrook agreed that studies on genetically modified food show there are no new or
different risks that other forms of
plant breeding don't already pose, but he also said that studies indicate there is a possibility that genetically modified food may pose a higher risk.
Cell fusion technology is used to hybridize
plants by removing cell walls from two cells of
different species, usually those that would not normally
breed under natural conditions, and then merging their contents.
Professor Bruce Fitt, professor of
plant pathology at the University of Hertfordshire, added: «This new understanding of
plant defense through ETD suggests
different operations of specific resistance genes which will help us to be more successful in
breeding new strains of crops for resistance.
«This is such a diverse organization, we want people who bring a
different perspective and understanding, so we can expand globally,» explains Susan Bunz, human resources and corporate services vice president at Pioneer Hi -
Bred, a Dupont business, the
plant genetics company that ranked # 4 this year (a big leap from # 19 in 2010).
«By understanding how
plants have adapted to
different climates, it will give us a head start in
breeding crops able to cope with global warming.»
By intensively
breeding for high yield, say, in Wisconsin, those
plants might lose the flexibility to respond to environments that are very
different from Wisconsin growing conditions.
Hoping to find another way to protect
plants, researchers with Verdia Inc. and Maxygen Inc., both in Redwood City, California, and Pioneer Hi -
Bred International Inc. in Johnston, Iowa, took a cue from a
different technology — one in which a microbial enzyme is used to modify a herbicide called glufosinate.
Every individual grass
plant, every fish, every pure -
bred dog, every ant is as
different from another of its species as two human neighbors are.
Different responses of grafted
plants to environmental conditions, the case of «physiological wilt», and germplasm selection for rational
breeding
Plus the
planting of over 1000 trees including 30
different species of palm trees, landscape gardens and free roaming area for the courting couple to
breed.
While hemp and marijuana are biologically the same species, Cannabis sativa L., the
plants have been
bred for tens of thousands of years for
different qualities: Hemp for fiber content in the stalks and marijuana for high drug content in the flowering tops, said University of Minnesota professor George Weiblen, a botanist who studies marijuana.
It even allows users to find a
different breed of a dog by simply taking a photograph, identifying
plant life and even find historical facts about a less known landmark.
It is adding new features like improved support for recognizing common animals and
different dog
breeds, as well as
plants and flowers.
It uses image recognition algorithms to identify things like the
breed of a dog or
different kinds of
plants.
Google is also adding new features in the next few weeks — including recognition for common animals,
different dog
breeds,
different plants, and so on.
Plant breeding is completely
different than creating GMO's and has been done for centuries.