In the genteel world of botany, one may be surprised to discover that – occasionally! – disagreements can arise, and that tempers can get just a little heated. Well, in an attempt to expose the darker side to the...
Archive - May 23, 2012
Nigel Chaffey
Bullock Ploughing (plowing) in Ethiopia
I added a new skill to my CV last week. Most of the farmland of Ethiopia is ploughed with bullock ploughs (plows). One man and two bullocks can plough a quarter of a hectare, about 0.6 acre, per day. This area is...
Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison
Post-harvest transcriptional changes in onion
During the transition from endo- to eco-dormancy and subsequent growth, the bulb of onion (Allium cepa) changes from a sink organ to a source, but the mechanisms controlling these processes are not fully understood...
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