Plant communication – a tool of parasites?
A scientist from Virginia Tech has discovered a way that plants communicate with each other at the molecular level. The research could provide a way to fight parasitic weeds that attack food crops, says the university.
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Three agribusiness leaders were elected to the board of the Farm Foundation - Gregg Hillyer, editor of Progressive Farmer magazine; Craig Yunker of CY Farms and John Miller, vice president of agricultural products for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.