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Knowing How to Germinate Seeds for Your Garden

Dan August 8, 2019 Seeds, This Land of Ours

Everyone has wondered about the best methods to starting seed growing. Cathy Isom has researched how to germinate seeds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Knowing how to germinate seeds is one of the most useful gardening skills, but can also be one of the hardest to master. One problem is that many gardeners don’t realize that not …

Taking a Closer Look at CRISPR in Citrus Breeding
By Manjul Dutt Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series outlining how genetic technology can be using in citrus breeding. Traditional methods for improving citrus, such as crossbreeding different varieties, can be time-consuming due to the creation of a random mix of genes from both parents through a process called genetic introgression. […]
New Chinese Citrus Hybrid Sells Out in Seven Days
A team of graduate students from the Citrus Research Institute of Southwest University sold out 5,000 boxes of a newly developed hybrid citrus variety in just seven days. The Citrus Research Institute in Chongqing, China, is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It all started when Li Shunxin, a graduate student under researcher […]

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