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" + "USDA Agricultural Research Service\'s Daily Research News" + "
" + "Fri, Feb 5 2010 - 8:12 AM" + "
" + "Barley Protein Concentrate Could Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feeds" + "
" + "Read the magazine story to find out more. ARS fish physiologist Rick Barrows and Montana Microbial Products have developed a barley protein concentrate that could replace fishmeal to make a less expensive feed for trout and other commercially produced fish. Vitamin mix helps health of farmed fish Ethanol co-products could lower cost of freshwater fish production Ethanol byproducts pelletized Barley Protein Concentrate Could Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feeds By Sharon Du..." + "
" + "Thu, Feb 4 2010 - 10:08 AM" + "
" + "ARS Scientists Turn to a Wild Oat to Combat Crown Rust" + "
" + "Read the magazine story to find out more. ARS plant pathologist Martin Carson is using genes from a wild oat, considered by some to be a noxious weed, to help combat crown rust, the most damaging fungal disease of oats worldwide. ARS photo. Heading off world wheat threat Sentry lab searches for threats to U.S. grains ARS, cooperators fight new strain of stem wheat rust ARS Scientists Turn to a Wild Oat to Combat Crown Rust By Dennis O\'Brien February 4, 2010 Agricultural Re..." + "
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" + "Wed, Feb 3 2010 - 7:43 AM" + "
" + "Secrets to Superb Malting Barleys Explored by ARS Researchers" + "
" + "Read the magazine story to find out more. ARS chemist Mark Schmitt is discovering what happens—biochemically—inside malting barley grains as they sprout, so that plant breeders will have a better basis for developing superior varieties. New USDA cereal crops laboratory dedicated New enzymes boost alcohol production New barley bred for candymakers, brewmasters—and more Secrets to Superb Malting Barleys Explored by ARS Researchers By Marcia Wood February 3, 2010 Many favor..." + "
" + "Tue, Feb 2 2010 - 10:41 AM" + "
" + "ARS Researchers Develop Method to Speed Up Breeding of Scab-Resistant Barley Cultivars" + "
" + "Read the magazine story to find out more. ARS scientists have developed an efficient, cost-effective way to speed up the breeding of barley that is resistant to scab, one of the most devastating wheat and barley diseases worldwide. Click the image for more information about it. Sentry lab searches for threats to U.S. grains Silencing wheat and barley scab Genomic \"jigsaw puzzle\" for wheat scab fungus is put together ARS Researchers Develop Method to Speed Up Breeding of ..." + "
" + "Mon, Feb 1 2010 - 10:34 AM" + "
" + "Studies Provide Insight into Key Oat Chemical" + "
" + "Read the magazine story to find out more. ARS chemist Mitchell Wise is studying environmental factors that influence how oats produce avenanthramide, a potent antioxidant that is part of what gives oats a reputation for health benefits. Click the image for more information about it. New USDA cereal crops laboratory dedicated New heart-healthy oat now available Studies Provide Insight into Key Oat Chemical By Stephanie Yao February 1, 2010 Studies conducted by Agricultural ..." + "
" + "Fri, Jan 29 2010 - 9:22 AM" + "
" + "ARS Genetic Analysis Helps Spot Sugarcane Rusts" + "
" + "Micrograph of orange rust pushing out of a sugarcane leaf. Photo courtesy of Linley Dixon and David Farr, ARS. ARS scientists have analyzed rust fungi from more than 160 sugarcane samples from 25 countries to help breeders and pathologists looking for genetic resistance to rusts, especially the deadly newcomer orange rust. Click the image for more information about it. New sugarcane cultivars developed for sand soils of south Florida Advice for hurricane-harassed sugarcane grow..." + "
" + "Thu, Jan 28 2010 - 10:25 AM" + "
" + "ARS Parasite Collections Assist Research and Diagnoses" + "
" + "The raccoon roundworm specimens that ARS zoologist Eric Hoberg is examining are part of the U.S. National Parasite Collection in Beltsville, Md. Click the image for more information about it. Parasites and global change: past patters, future projections Areawide approach to fire ant control ARS Parasite Collections Assist Research and Diagnoses By Sharon Durham January 28, 2010 Collections of organisms that cause harm, disease and damage are important in allowing Agricultural..." + "
" + "Wed, Jan 27 2010 - 8:41 AM" + "
" + "Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin" + "
" + "Spraying a yeast called Pichia anomala onto almond, pistachios, or other nut trees is an environmentally friendly approach recently developed by ARS scientists for controlling aflatoxin-producing molds. Photo courtesy of the Almond Board of California. Deconstructing a deadly mold, gene by gene Tasty nuts\' natural defense: Caffeic acid? Walnuts\' secret defense explored Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin By Marcia Wood January 27, 2010 Pistachios, almonds and..." + "
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