Key to boosting rice crops in fungal genome?
A genomic milestone, researchers sequence the genome of the most destructive enemy of the world's staple food crop rice, a fungus called Magnaporthe grisea that causes rice blast disease.
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Asian soybean rust warning system launched
Syngenta Crop Protection today launched an early warning web-based system to help growers protect their crops against Asian soybean rust, the disease which has persuaded some US farmers to reduce the number of acres planted with soy crops.
Illegal colour, not sudan, detected in UK food chain
UK's food watchdog issues new warning after illegal colour in food chain, chemically similar to Sudan 1, detected in Mexican food kits supplied by General Mills.
Soy prices still exposed: China reduces harvests
Pressure on soy prices likely to continue with a new report revealing China is expected to reduce its principal soybean planting area, while increasing corn and rice planting in 2005.
FoodNavigator.com scoops industry award
BeverageDaily.com's sister site FoodNavigator.com has won website of the year in the 2005 Business Food and Drink Journalism awards.
When we eat, a risk factor in obesity?
Greater understanding of an internal clock that controls how much we eat, could contribute to the fight against obesity, say scientists, pinpointing "something deep within the brain."