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Lichen Community Development Along a Volcanic Disturbance Gradient at Mount St. Helens
Lichens are symbiotic composite organisms made of a fungus (ascomycete or rarely basidiomycete), plus an alga or a cyanobacterium, or occasionally all three. They can be important components of post-eruption v...
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Rural household vulnerability to climate risk in Uganda
Vulnerability assessment is fundamental for informing adaptation to climate change policy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the vulnerability of rural subsistence farmers in Uganda to climate risk. A mixed...
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Open AccessImpact of progressive global warming on the global-scale yield of maize and soybean
Global surface temperature is projected to warm over the coming decades, with regional differences expected in temperature change, rainfall and the frequency of extreme events. Temperature is a major determina...
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Africa and Asia need a rational debate on GM crops
Policy-makers in develo** countries should not be swayed by the politicized arguments dominant in Europe, say Christopher J. M. Whitty and colleagues.
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Wheat crops feel the heat
Extreme heat can accelerate wheat aging — an effect that reduces crop yields and is underestimated in most crop models. Climate warming may, therefore, present even greater challenges to wheat production than ...
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Assessing the vulnerability of food crop systems in Africa to climate change
Africa is thought to be the region most vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change. Agriculture plays a dominant role in supporting rural livelihoods and economic growth over most of Africa. T...
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Transcriptome Profiling of Wheat Genotypes Differing in Bread Baking Quality under Different Environments
Preliminary comparisons showed that the public Affymetrix array platform was more sensitive in detecting changes in gene expression in develo** wheat grain than a cDNA array platform. Affymetrix arrays were ...
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