Monsanto announces it will provide academic researchers and public institutions free access to its state-of-the-art cyst nematode marker technology.Monsanto announces it will provide academic researchers and public institutions free access to its state-of-the-art cyst cyst, abnormal sac in the body, filled with a fluid or semisolid and enclosed in a membrane. Cysts can be congenital but are usually acquired, the most common locations being the skin and the ovaries. nematode nematode or roundworm Any of more than 15,000 named and many more unnamed species of worms in the class Nematoda (phylum Aschelminthes). Nematodes include plant and animal parasites and free-living forms found in soil, freshwater, saltwater, and even vinegar marker technology. Scientists and soybean soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been breeders are expected to use this technology to effectively develop new soybean varieties aimed at resisting cyst nematode. Alcorn State University Alcorn State University, located near Lorman, Mississippi, United States, is a public land grant university. It was founded in 1871 as the nation's first state-supported higher education institution for blacks. and Monsanto announce a partnership that will include other 1890 institutions to provide more opportunities for students interested in pursuing professions in agriculture. The partnership will also provide greater access for black farmers to the latest technologies and best on-farm practices in cotton and vegetables. Monsanto will initially work with Alcorn State University to establish cotton and vegetable demonstrations with local black farmers in order to narrow the gap in technology adoption among black farmers. The demonstration plots will also provide a component for university student research, bolstering opportunities for students interested in agriculture careers. Also, the discoverer of Roundup will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world who have lodged a domestic American patent. The only prerequisite of induction is being named an inventor on a US patent. Posthumous induction is allowed. . In 1970 John Franz, Ph.D., discovered that a chemical, later named glyphosate glyphosate herbicide and desiccant for grains. Heavy doses to birds cause soft shells on their eggs. , had the amazing ability to block the growth of vegetation. Because of his discovery, glyphosate soon became the active ingredient in Roundup herbicides. This monumental discovery will be formally recognized on May 5, when Dr. Franz is inducted into the Hall where he will join other leaders of the agricultural industry, including Eli Whitney, John Deere, and George Washington Carver. |
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