Map also facilitates genetic improvement of several other legumesCowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia, where it plays a central role in the diet and economy of hundreds of millions of people.Cowpea provides food that complements…

Lured by its wonderful title, I’ve just been reading a new briefing about some successful adaptation work in Northeast Thailand. Here’s a summary: In 2007, farmers in Yasothorn Province, north-east Thailand, experienced the longest dry spell during a rainy season in decades. Yasothorn, one of the 10 poorest provinces in…

Scientists have developed a high-density "consensus genetic map" of cowpea, a protein-rich legume crop, that accelerates conventional breeding severalfold and facilitates the production of new varieties of not only cowpea but also other legumes. Cowpea is immensely important in many parts of the world, particularly drought-prone regions of Africa and…

In a recent edition of the journal Science, scientists outline their recent ocean carbon dioxide studies. Researchers drilled the Pacific Ocean floor in order to attain data to determine past carbon dioxide levels. The researchers used calcium and boron levels in foraminifera to determine the levels of carbon dioxide in…

Voice of America: The United States and the Republic of Kiribati are teaming up to enhance the management and protection of almost 776,996,000 square kilometers of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean. The area concerned encompasses 25 percent of all marine protected areas on Earth. At a signing ceremony on…