The catalyst made from renewable soybeans and abundant molybdenum metal produces hydrogen in an environmentally friendly cost-effective manner potentially increasing the use of this clean energy source.
and legumes--with particular interest in those with high protein content because the amino acids that make up proteins are a rich source of nitrogen.
High-protein soybeans turned out to be the best. To make the catalyst the team ground the soybeans into a powder mixed the powder with ammonium molybdate in water then dried
and heated the samples in the presence of inert argon gas. A subsequent high temperature treatment (carburization) induced a reaction between molybdenum
and the carbon and nitrogen components of the soybeans to produce molybdenum carbides and molybdenum nitrides Chen explained.
and earth-abundant transition metal such as molybdenum can be turned into an active catalyst by the controlled solid-state reaction with soybeans#The preparation of the Mosoy catalyst is simple
#High-nutrition and disease-resistant purple and yellow-fleshed potato clones obtainedthe Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and development Neiker-Tecnalia has created four new potato clones
The result was three clones of the purple-fleshed potato and one with a markedly yellow flesh.
The attractiveness and nutritional value of these types of potato make them a product highly regarded by professionals in gastronomy and by the public in general.
The work of creating the clones is part of the Potato Genetic Enhancement Programme drawn up by Neiker-Tecnalia.
The aim of this specialist was to find potatoes which brought together the features of the South american varieties (their colour resistance to pathogens
The four clones show certain resistance to the pathogens analysed such as the potato virus Y as well as the Pectobacterium atrosepticum bacteria
which weaken the vegetable and considerably undermine its production. Researcher Raquel LÃ pez highlights the importance of taking into account the clones achieved.#
#oeit is beneficial for European producers to have varieties of purple flesh potato that are adapted to the climatological conditions of this continent.
#Strengthening legumes to tackle fertilizer pollutionthe overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways health and the environment.
An international team of scientists aims to lessen the reliance on these fertilizers by helping beans
article April 5 for the Metallomics journal of The Royal Society of Chemistry on how to use X-ray analysis to map a path to increasing the amount of nitrogen that legumes deposit into the soil Cultivation of legumes the plant family that includes peas beans alfalfa soybeans
Rotating bean and corn crops to take advantage of the nitrogen beans deposit in the soil has long been a global farming tradition.
Legumes use iron in the soil to carry out a complex chemical process called nitrogen fixation which collects atmospheric nitrogen
But often legumes are grown in areas with iron-depleted soil which limits their nitrogen fixation. That's where research can lend a hand.
and screen for new legume varieties with increased nitrogen-fixation capabilities and higher nutritional value. Story Source:
The research focused the state of Mato grosso the epicenter of an agricultural revolution that has made Brazil one of the world's top producers of soybeans corn cotton and other staple crops.
#Mushrooms can provide as much Vitamin d as supplementsresearchers from Boston University School of medicine (BUSM) have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing
or 2000 IU of mushroom powder containing vitamin D2 once a day for 12 weeks during the winter.
After 12 weeks of the Vitamin d supplements serum 25 (OH) D levels were not statistically significantly different than those who ingested 2000 IU of vitamin D2 in mushroom powder.
These results provide evidence that ingesting mushrooms which have been exposed to ultraviolet light and contain vitamin D2 are a good source of Vitamin d that can improve the Vitamin d status of healthy adults.
Furthermore we found ingesting mushrooms containing vitamin D2 was as effective in raising and maintaining a healthy adult's Vitamin d status as ingesting a supplement that contained either vitamin D2
According to Holick and his coauthors ingesting mushrooms containing vitamin D2 can be an effective strategy to enhance a persons'Vitamin d status. The observation that some mushrooms
In a second poster presentation the researchers were able to determine how mushrooms make vitamin D2
They were also able to show that mushrooms not only produce vitamin D2 but can produce vitamin D3 and vitamin D4.
Although it has been reported previously that mushrooms have the ability to produce both vitamin D2 and vitamin D4 through our own research we were able to detect several types of Vitamin ds
and provitamin Ds in mushroom samples including vitamin D3 which is made also in human skin added Holick.
According to the researchers these abstracts as well as the on line published study demonstrate that mushrooms are another good natural food source for Vitamin d that can easily be found in ones'local grocery store.
but the microprobe can magnify it 20000 times to about the size of a chocolate chip.
Before it explodes a supernova is a giant onion made up of concentric layers dominated by different elements.
A massive star that will explode at the end of its life a core-collapse supernova has layered a structure rather like that of an onion.
Intake of fruits and vegetables is thought to reduce these risks and grapes have shown benefits in multiple studies.
In Illinois it is common to apply all the P in a corn-soybean rotation prior to the corn production year.
Although farmers in Illinois fertilize on average approximately 93 pounds of P2o5 per acre for corn the estimated 80 percent of soybean fields receiving no additional phosphorus would have only 13 pounds per acre remaining for the following year
's soybean production said Fred Below professor of crop physiology. Not only is this inadequate for even minimal soybean yield goals
but these data suggest a looming soil fertility crisis if fertilizer usage rates are adjusted not as productivity increases.
The same team of scientists is collaborating on a follow-up study investigating the seasonal patterns of nutrient accumulation and utilization in soybean production.
The Mediet is characterized by a high consumption of fruits vegetables legumes olive oil nuts and whole grain;
or less to water seeds of peas beans and wheat on a weekly basis. Treating the seeds less often reduced the effect
With wheat all the seeds germinated in one to two days instead of four or five and with peas and beans the typical 40 percent rate of germination rose to 60 to 70 percent.
Dooley recently has applied hydrogen sulfide treatment to corn carrots and soybeans with results that appear to be similar to earlier tests.
But it is likely to be some time before he and the general public are comfortable with the level of testing to make sure there are no unforeseen consequences of treating food crops with hydrogen sulfide.
and mung beans in heated bags for treating soft tissue injuries. Rice displayed superior quality in maintaining heat
Rice barley and mung beans were used in this study. The grains and beans were washed and dried in sun light
and sterilization method began with these grains and beans which were roasted on a hot plate to prevent germination.
All grains and beans were treated under UV light for an hour. The grains and beans were packed into a bag using rib fabric
and these bags were cooked'using an autoclave (a machine that is suitable for pressure cooking) maintaining a temperature of 121°C for 15 minutes.
A small hole was made on each bag (to fit a thermometer) to measure the grains
and beans'heat retaining capacity. Rice displayed superior characteristic compared to barley and mung beans. In terms of fabric the rib fabric which was used to make the bag is able to retain
and maintain heat (5min+155°C). The study proved that rice covered with fabric displayed similar characteristic of an ice
and maintain a simple centuries-old nonelectric water pump to grow more vegetables? Two Johns Hopkins student teams are working hard to move these green ideas off the drawing board and into the real world.
and provides much needed irrigation water for the cultivation of winter vegetables. In an additional effort aimed at sustaining the benefits from the EWB-USA effort a team of undergraduate
because the water allows the farmers to grow more vegetables during dry seasons for their own use and for sale to others.
#Drinking cup of beetroot juice daily may help lower blood pressurea cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure according to a small study in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
People with high blood pressure who drank about 8 ounces of beetroot juice experienced a decrease in blood pressure of about 10 Mm hg.
But the preliminary findings don't yet suggest that supplementing your diet with beetroot juice benefits your health researchers said.
Our hope is that increasing one's intake of vegetables with a high dietary nitrate content such as green leafy vegetables
or beetroot might be a lifestyle approach that one could easily employ to improve cardiovascular health said Amrita Ahluwalia Ph d. lead author of the study and a professor of vascular pharmacology at The Barts and The London Medical school in London.
The beetroot juice contained about 0. 2g of dietary nitrate levels one might find in a large bowl of lettuce or perhaps two beetroots.
The study participants drank 250 ml of beetroot juice or water containing a low amount of nitrate
Compared with the placebo group participants drinking beetroot juice had reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure--even after nitrite circulating in the blood had returned to their previous levels prior to drinking beetroot.
Eating vegetables rich in dietary nitrate and other critical nutrients may be an accessible and inexpensive way to manage blood pressure Ahluwalia said.
and vegetables is challenging but results of the study offer hope she said. In the U k. the general public is told that they should be eating five portions of fruit
or vegetables a day but this can be hard to do. Perhaps we should have a different approach to dietary advice.
or vegetable) a day this is one more than nothing and should be viewed as positive. The USDA recommends filling half your plate with fruits
and vegetables and the American Heart Association recommends eating eight or more fruit and vegetable servings every day.
The American Heart Association has tips on adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
#Invasive kudzu bugs may pose greater threat than previously thoughtthe invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops.
when they have been known to move into commercial soybean fields. These mature adults lay eggs that hatch into Generation B during the summer months.
Generation B kudzu bugs can feed on soybean crops during both their immature and adult life stages causing significant crop damage.
Under controlled conditions in a greenhouse laboratory researchers at NC State found that immature Generation A kudzu bugs were limited not to feeding on kudzu--they were feed able to exclusively on soybeans reach maturity
and the field observations indicate that kudzu bugs are potentially capable of spreading into any part of the U s. where soybeans are grown.
And soybeans are grown almost everywhere says Dr. Dominic Reisig an assistant professor of entomology at NC State
It also means that both annual generations of kudzu bugs could attack soybean crops in areas where the bug is established already
#Revealing the scientific secrets of why people cant stop after eating one potato chipthe scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips--eat one
which scientists allowed one group of laboratory rats to feast on potato chips. Another group got bland old rat chow.
Scientists then used high-tech magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices to peer into the rats'brains seeking differences in activity between the rats-on-chips and the rats-on-chow.
and carbohydrates found in the chips the animals'brains reacted much more positively to the chips.
The effect of potato chips on brain activity as well as feeding behavior can only partially be explained by its fat
and carbohydrate content explained Tobias Hoch Ph d. There must be something else in the chips that make them so desirable he said.
powdered standard animal chow a mixture of fat and carbs or potato chips. They ate similar amounts of the chow as well as the chips
and the mixture but the rats more actively pursued the potato chips which can be explained only partly by the high energy content of this snack he said.
And in fact they were most active in general after eating the snack food. Although carbohydrates and fats also were a source of high energy the rats pursued the chips most actively and the standard chow least actively.
This was further evidence that some ingredient in the chips was sparking more interest in the rats than the carbs
and fats mixture Hoch said. Hoch explained that the team mapped the rats'brains using Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) to monitor brain activity.
They found that the reward and addiction centers in the brain recorded the most activity.
But the food intake sleep activity and motion areas also were stimulated significantly differently by eating the potato chips.
and matched only partly with the significant differences in the brain activities of the standard chow and potato chips group he added.
Since chips and other foods affect the reward center in the brain an explanation of why some people do not like snacks is that possibly the extent to
albeit rather unpopular foods like Brussels sprouts to affect the rewards center in the brain positively.
but don't consider that it can survive on fruits vegetables or dry products which are cooked not always said Ponder.
#GUMBOS technology promises new drugs, electronic devicesmention a breakthrough involving gumbo technology in New orleans and people think of a new twist on The Local Dish the stew that's the quintessence of southern Louisiana cooking.
what may be an advance in developing GUMBOS-based materials with far-reaching medical electronic and other uses.
what the scientists call a Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (GUMBOS) and the nanogumbos materials--particles so small that 100000 could fit across the width of a human hair.
We believe that these GUMBOS represent a truly different approach to micro -and nanotechnology said Professor Isiah Warner Ph d. of Louisiana State university (LSU) Baton rouge who led the scientific team that developed the first GUMBOS five years ago.
Unlike some products of the revolution in nanomaterials and nanotechnology nanogumbos can be designed for specific uses rather than simply adapted for a particular use after being synthesized in the lab. Warner pointed out for instance that scientists are working on various types of nanoparticles for use in nanomedicine especially to diagnose
With GUMBOS technology nanoparticles can have desired the property incorporated directly into the nanomaterial he explained.
However when we convert them to our GUMBOS it only kills cancer cells. That's basically how it works.
The organic salts used to make GUMBOS are not the familiar organic sea salt products sold for cooking and other uses.
In recognition of his work on GUMBOS and on the development of many innovative methods over the course of his career Warner will receive the ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by the Battelle Memorial Institute on April 9.
He also will present an award address a tutorial on the making and potential uses of GUMBOS.
#Bean leaves can trap bedbugs, researchers findinspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab
and trap the biting insects according to findings published online today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Kidney bean leaves were strewn on the floor next to beds and seemed to ensnare the blood-seeking parasites on their nightly forays.
Using the bean leaves as templates the researchers have microfabricated materials that closely resemble them geometrically.
Theoretically bean leaves could be used for pest control but they dry out and don't last very long.
onions or chopped scallions; and sliced hard-boiled egg. Vendors often sell the soup from sidewalk carts during New orleans festivals
Chlorogenic acids are a family of substances that occur naturally in apples cherries plums dried plums and other fruits and vegetables.
but foster Gulf of mexico Dead Zonenew ORLEANS April 9 2013#The most serious ongoing water pollution problem in the Gulf of mexico originates not from oil rigs as many people believe but rainstorms and fields of corn and soybeans a thousand
and soybeans grow it stimulates the growth of plants in the water#algae in the Gulf.
People eat cellulose in dietary fiber the indigestible material in fruits and vegetables. Cows horses and termites can digest the cellulose in grass hay and wood.
#First trial to investigate magic mushrooms as a treatment for depression delayed by UK and EU regulationsthe world's first clinical trial to explore the use of the hallucinogenic ingredient in magic mushrooms to treat depression is being delayed due to the UK
and EU rules on the use of illegal drugs in research. Professor David Nutt president of The british Neuroscience Association and Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London (UK) will tell the BNA's Festival of Neuroscience today (Sunday) that
He will tell the meeting at the Barbican in London that his research has shown that psilocybin the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms has the potential to alleviate severe forms of depression in people who have failed to respond fully to other antidepressant treatments.
This means that a special licence has to be obtained to use magic mushrooms in research in the UK
The other thing we discovered is that the major site of action of the magic mushrooms is to turn down a circuit in the brain called the'default mode network
#First expansion of sea potato seaweed into New Englandthere's a new seaweed in town a brown bulbous balloon befitting the nickname sea potato.
now researchers are keeping a close eye on the sea potato's progress to determine whether there is cause for alarm.
UNH graduate students Lindsay Green and Hannah Traggis discovered the rapid southern expansion of Colpomenia peregrina also known as sea potato or oyster thief during a SCUBA DIVING trip in Kittery Maine in the summer
In the summer of 2012 the sea potato had spread as far south as Sandwich Mass. on the north shore of Cape cod.
Ranging in size from just a few centimeters to the size of a soccer ball the sea potato is a greenish to yellowish brown sac that fills with air or water.
Colpomenia peregrina looks strikingly similar to a native species Leathesia marina or sea cauliflower. Sea potato however is smoother thinner and greenish-light brown
while sea cauliflower tends to be smaller stiffer brain-like and dark brown; the researchers turned to microscopy
and DNA analysis to make a definitive identification. Traggis and Green are quick to characterize the sea potato as an introduced not invasive species in New england waters.
Nonetheless its rapid expansion into the Gulf of Maine raises concern. The seaweed earned its oyster thief nickname after its introduction to France in the early 1900s led to significant damage to the oyster industry.
while there's no need for citizens to eradicate the sea potato if they find it they shouldn't move it around.
and soybeans is increasingly driving Brazilian deforestation. Consequently current international efforts to protect rainforests (e g.
i e. cultivation of soybeans and grazing of cattle the study allocates the emissions to countries based on domestic consumption and international trade of Brazilian soybeans and beef.
Of this 29%were due to soybean production and 71%were due to cattle ranching. Brazilian consumption is responsible for the largest share of emissions from its own deforestation:
and 50%of those in Brazilian soybean products have been driven by Brazilian consumption. Particularly in the last decade greater imports by emerging markets and industrialized countries have led to an increasing share of exported emissions from Brazil said Karstensen.
China's share of emissions linked to soybeans has increased from 7%of total production emissions in 2000 to 22%in 2010 equivalent to about 41%of the emissions embodied in exported soybeans in 2010.
According to our estimates Asia mainly due to China and Russia now consumes more Brazilian soybeans and beef than the European market said co-author Glen Peters of CICERO.
Consumption of Brazilian soybeans and beef by countries who are already seeking to protect Brazilian forests (e g. via REDD) is driving demand
#New dual resistant tomatoes fight lethal pests with one-two punchin the battle against thrips Cornell breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon:
a tomato that packs a powerful one-two punch to deter the pests and counter the killer viruses they transmit.
and suck fluids from hundreds of species of plants including tomatoes grapes strawberries and soybeans.
They also transmit such diseases as the tomato spotted wilt virus causing millions of dollars in damage to U s. agricultural crops each year.
which include tomato spotted wilt virus . If some thrips get through with the virus the virus resistance genes are there to mop it up Mutschler-Chu said.
The Cornell thrips-resistant tomato lines with and without the virus resistance genes will be used by Mutschler-Chu
and an interdisciplinary team of eight other scientists from seven other institutions nationwide as part of a new five-year $3. 75 million project to control thrips and TOSPO viruses in tomatoes.
and SNP markers to the sequencing of the tomato genome. Using the new methods it took Mutschler-Chu 10 years to develop the first tomato line with enough acylsugar then four years to create a better series of 30 lines.
The impact could be said far-reaching she. Not only would it be a boon to the U s agricultural economy it could also have significant impact in the developing world where tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetable cash crops especially for small subsistence farmers.
This is even more critical because they don't have the resources to buy pesticides and there is often misuse of pesticides Mutschler-Chu said.
#Green pea galaxies could help astronomers understand early universethe rare Green pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers'understanding of reionization a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe
Jaskot and Sally Oey an associate professor of astronomy in the College of Literature Science and the Arts have found that the Green peas could hold that evidence.
The Green peas are compact highly star-forming galaxies that are very similar to the early galaxies in the universe Jaskot said.
The researchers focused on six of the most intensely star-forming Green pea galaxies which are between one billion and five billion light years away.
Jaskot says the Green peas are exciting candidates to help astronomers understand a major milestone in the development of the cosmos 13 billion years ago.
and Optical Depth of Ionizing Radiation in the'Green pea'Galaxies. The research is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Examples at MU 125 include maize and possibly a type of bean. Berkebile hopes her research can be a game-changer in how archaeologists perceive ancient cultures'reliance on maize
Participants were asked to evaluate 3 pairs of products--2 yogurts 2 cookies and 2 potato chip portions.
and the organic cookies and chips were thought to be more nutritious! The label even tricked people's taste buds:
when perceived as organic chips seemed more appetizing and yogurt was judged to be more flavorful.
when shopping for organic foods--they are after all still cookies and chips! Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Cornell Food
#Gene discovery may yield lettuce that will sprout in hot weathera team of researchers led by a University of California Davis plant scientist has identified a lettuce gene
and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather--a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round even at high temperatures.
The finding is particularly important to the nearly $2 billion lettuce industries of California and Arizona which together produce more than 90 percent of the nation's lettuce.
Discovery of the genes will enable plant breeders to develop lettuce varieties that can better germinate
And because this mechanism that inhibits hot-weather germination in lettuce seeds appears to be quite common in many plant species we suspect that other crops also could be modified to improve their germination he said.
Most lettuce varieties flower in spring or early summer and then drop their seeds--a trait that is likely linked to their origin in the Mediterranean region
Scientists have observed for years that a built-in dormancy mechanism seems to prevent lettuce seeds from germinating under conditions that would be too hot and dry to sustain growth.
While this naturally occurring inhibition works well in the wild it is an obstacle to commercial lettuce production.
In the California and Arizona lettuce industries lettuce seeds are planted somewhere every day of the year--even in September in the Imperial Valley of California
In order to jumpstart seed germination for a winter crop in these hot climates lettuce growers have turned to cooling the soil with sprinkler irrigation
In the new study researchers turned to lettuce genetics to better understand the temperature-related mechanisms governing seed germination.
They identified a region of chromosome six in a wild ancestor of commercial lettuce varieties that enables seeds to germinate in warm temperatures.
When that chromosome region was crossed into cultivated lettuce varieties those varieties gained the ability to germinate in warm temperatures.
The newly identified gene turns on in most lettuce seeds when the seed is exposed to moisture at warm temperatures increasing production of abscisic acid.
either silence or mutate the germination-inhibiting gene in cultivated lettuce varieties thus enabling those varieties to germinate
and Claire Mccallum of Arcadia Biosciences which provided the lettuce lines with variants of the target gene to help confirm the study's findings.
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