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Brazil: Amazon Forests Resilient to Drought - Recent analysis of satellite readings shows that despite heavy droughts, the Amazon Basin grew greener in 2005. This phenomena over time could lead to the basin becoming more savanna-like.

Vitamin C Is Essential For Plant Growth - Vitamin C has already been shown to be important for plant response to stress. A new finding revealed that Vitamin C is also essential for general plant growth. Scientists will use the information to better understand plant growth and stress resistance, and perhaps aid in the development of vitamin supplements for humans. Published in Plant Journal.

Agriculture
Chinese develop new high phytase corn - Chinese scientists have modified corn in way that could increase the nutritional value of livestock feed and lead to less methane being released into the air, thus slowing the effects of global warming.

High Protein Yam Bean: A Nearly Forgotten Crop

Climate Change
Climate change is killing US forests - Global warming is doing more than just raising the temperature a few degrees during the summer. Data show that many of the forests in the United States are starting to decline with more trees dying before new ones are created. Published in Ecology Letters.

Mortality Of Plants Could Increase By 40 Percent If Land Temperatures Increase 4 Degrees Celsius