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Researchers, including plant researchers from the University of Copenhagen, have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant for food supplies in drought-prone areas. Unlike the conventional drought-resistant sorghum plant, which is an important crop in e.g. Africa, China and the USA, this new type does not form toxic cyanide when exposed to long-term drought. Consequently, farmers in drought areas will no longer need to discard their sorghum crops in...

SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Fare, the healthy supermarket recently added NaturaNectar's EaseFemin(TM) Menopausal Support to its women's health product offering. EaseFemin is the first supplement to include the Brazilian Red Bee Propolis, a new source of aglycone isoflavones, being a natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy* and relief for menopausal symptoms*. EaseFemin incorporates Isofactor(TM), a pure extract obtained in the USA from NaturaNectar's sister...

Global food security in a changing climate depends on the nutritional value and yield of staple food crops. Researchers at Monash University in Victoria, Australia have found an increase in toxic compounds, a decrease in protein content and a decreased yield in plants grown under high CO2 and drought conditions.The research, to be presented by Dr Ros Gleadow on 29 June 2009 at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in Glasgow, has shown that the concentration of cyanogenic...