Un ejemplo más del valor de los recursos genéticos y motivo para reflexionar sobre el peligro de su privatización y, más aún, de su apropiación intelectual indebida.
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Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute have successfully isolated the gene in wild Indian rice allowing it to thrive in phosphorus-poor soil, the BBC reports. The road to discovery began with the recognition of the poor soil conditions this rice was found in, and a realization that some kind of evolved adaptation allowed it to thrive where other types of rice could not.
The Darwinian solution turned out to be very simple. This type of rice grows larger roots than its non-Indian counterparts, making it more effective at drawing up the necessary nutrients when they are not so abundant. As a side effect, other nutrients are also able to easily take up nitrogen and potassium. These three nutrients have a huge effect on plant growth and are the main component in both natural (manure) and artificial (fossil fuel-derived) fertilizers.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/wild-gene-boosts-rice-yield-feeds-world.html#ixzz25Ft777Pb
From: David Bayer <rdbayer@terra.com.pe>
Date: 2012/8/31
Subject: Wild Gene Boosts Rice Yield, Feeds World?
To:
http://www.care2.com/causes/wild-gene-boosts-rice-yield-feeds-world.html
