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fromArs Technica
3 days ago

New pathway engineered into plants lets them suck up more CO

And, well, it worked remarkably well. The plants carrying all the genes for the McG cycle weighed two to three times as much as control plants that only had some of the genes. They had more leaves, the leaves themselves were larger, and the plants produced more seeds. In a variety of growing conditions, the plants with an intact McG cycle incorporated more carbon, and they did so without increasing their water uptake.
Agriculture
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Shell scraps construction of biofuels plant in Rotterdam

Shell cancelled construction of its Rotterdam biofuels plant, citing insufficient competitiveness to supply affordable low-carbon fuels and redirecting capital to higher-value projects.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago

Canola farmers feel forgotten amid trade war, ongoing Chinese tariffs | CBC News

Canola farmers are anxious about the impact of tariffs on planting decisions and overall crop production.
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