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Posted Sun Aug 30 2009: from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology via ScienceDaily: Restoring A Natural Root Signal Helps To Fight A Major Corn Pest http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1251647835 A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, together with contributions from colleagues in Munich and the US, has produced another first: the successful manipulation of a crop plant to emit a signal that attracts beneficial organisms.....The substance attracts nematodes that attack and kill larvae of the Western corn rootworm, a voracious root pest. In field tests, the enhanced nematode attraction resulted in reduced root damage and considerably fewer surviving rootworms. [Read more stories about: technological innovation] New!: Your Quips: Veritas says: "Calling Mr. Nematode! Rootworm buffet!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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