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Cargill launches non-GMO high-oleic canola oil with the lowest saturated fat content
The reason olive oil and camellia oil are so highly favored by consumers is that they are rich in the nutritious and healthy "high oleic acid." One of the main battlegrounds in the global oils and fats industry today is...
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New rice varieties hit the market: Jiangsu Mingtian Seed Industry launches new varieties
Nanjing 44, formerly known as "Ning 4009", is an early-maturing late japonica rice variety systematically bred from Nanjing 38 by the Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and was developed in 2004. It is suitable for planting under medium-to-high fertility conditions in the areas along the Yangtze River and southern Jiangsu. From 2005 to 2006, it participated in the Jiangsu provincial regional trial. The two-year average yield per mu was 588.1 kg, and the 2006 production trial average yield per mu was 621.9 kg, an increase of 7.1% over the control. The number of effective panicles per mu is about 190,000, the number of filled grains per panicle is about 130, the seed-setting rate is
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New disease-resistant, high-yield rice variety launched by Bayer CropScience
On May 14, 2008, Bayer CropScience announced the launch in India of ArizeRDhani, the world's first hybrid rice variety resistant to bacterial leaf blight. Compared with conventional varieties, this new variety can increase yields by 20%-30% and provides the crop with strong protection against the highly destructive bacterial leaf blight. "Rice is a staple food in many developing countries and emerging markets. Although global demand for this crop continues to grow, the occurrence of diseases can greatly affect harvests and threaten food supply.
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Kenya Launches New Upland Rice Variety
More than 300 farmers in Kenya are benefiting from a newly developed rice variety that has a shorter growing period, matures faster, and can also withstand harsh weather and disease. This rice variety, designated NaricIII, is an upland rice variety. However, unlike other upland rice varieties such as SupericaI, II and Abironi, which mature after 120 days and 5 months respectively, this new variety can mature in just 3 months. In addition to its high maturation rate, what pleases farmers most
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