More to biofuel production than yield
When it comes to biofuels, corn leads the all-important category of biomass yield. However, focusing solely on yield comes at a high price.
Environment
Jan 13, 2014
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News tagged with pest suppression
Transgenic corn suppresses European corn borer, saves farmers billions
Transgenic corn's suppression of the European corn borer has saved Midwest farmers billions of dollars in the past decade, reports a new study in Science.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2010
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Entomologists say biocontrol of insect pest in the Galapagos Islands is a major success
The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin, have a unique biota now highly threatened by invasive species because of increased tourism and population growth. Indeed, alien or exotic insects today constitute 23 percent ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2010
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