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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
June 18, 2010

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A research agreement to spur American job growth and also assist Africa:
ARS this week formed a partnership with the Africa Trade Office and the Prince George's County (Md.) Economic Development Corp. to promote research on agricultural products in ways that bring jobs to Maryland, assist developing nations in Africa and encourage international trade. (6/14)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100614.htm

Tapping into sorghum's weed fighting capabilities:
By unlocking the genetic secrets of sorghum, ARS scientists have found a way to make one of the world's most important cereal crops a better option for growers. (6/15)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100615.htm

Wild potato germplasm could hold key to disease resistance:
ARS researchers have identified wild potato germplasm that offers resistance to some major potato diseases, including both late blight-the cause of the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s-and early blight. (6/16)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100616.htm

A bright new bean for salads and other foods:
An ARS plant geneticist has developed and released "Crimson," a new cranberry dry bean cultivar that's endowed with viral disease resistance and produces high yields of shapely, maroon-speckled seed. (6/17)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100617.htm

Model predicts an individual's vitamin D needs:
In a preliminary and apparently first-of-its-kind study, an ARS research physiologist and his colleagues have developed a preliminary model that predicts an individual's requirements of vitamin D, essential for optimal health. (6/18)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100618.htm

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