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Wir 💜 blaue Frühblüher! Ihr auch? Welche habt Ihr dieses Jahr schon gefunden? Verratet es uns in den Kommentaren!

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Wir 💜 blaue Frühblüher! Ihr auch? Welche habt Ihr dieses Jahr schon gefunden? Verratet es uns in den Kommentaren!

#floraincognita #fruhbluher #blutenpracht #erstebluten #fruhlingsboten #naturerwacht

Pandemic buy-local trend helping drive medicinal cannabis demand, producer says The growth of the medicinal cannabis industry was already on an upward trajectory, then coronavirus hit and demand for locally grown products has spiked. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-01/buy-local-trend-during-coronavirus-medicinal-cannabis-demand/12515334 #BotanicalScience #Agribusiness #Cannabis #COVID-19 #DrugUse #Health

#health #druguse #covid #cannabis #agribusiness #botanicalscience

Gene-editing technology to create frost tolerant wheat Researchers use gene-editing technology to create frost-tolerant wheat and say their work could save Australian farmers millions of dollars in lost productivity. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-24/gene-editing-technology-to-create-frost-tolerant-wheat/12385596 #ScienceandTechnology #AgriculturalCrops #BotanicalScience #GmTechnology #Genetics #Rural #Wheat #Grain

#grain #wheat #rural #genetics #gmtechnology #botanicalscience

Spiky Australian plant hailed as a 'gamechanger' for sustainable alternative to petroleum Australian scientists may have ended a decades-long quest to find a plant-based alternative to petroleum-based engine oils, one that can be recycled, reused and breaks down in the environment. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/safflower-oil-new-biofuel-to-replace-petroleum/12321028 #ScienceandTechnology #AlternativeEnergy #AgriculturalCrops #BotanicalScience #Environment #Biofuel #Rural #Grain

#grain #rural #biofuel #environment #botanicalscience #agriculturalcrops

Forest study may challenge climate change optimism In a unique experiment, Western Sydney University scientists pumped carbon into a forest of 90-year-old trees. Their findings will not comfort those already worried about the impact of pollution on our climate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-11/forest-carbon-study-climate-change-optimism-sequestration-uws/12136118 #BotanicalScience #ClimateChange #EarthSciences #Forestry #Forests

#forests #forestry #earthsciences #climatechange #botanicalscience

Fusty, musty or rancid: Extra-virgin olive oil should be none of these If an olive oil tastes fusty, musty or rancid it is not extra-virgin so check if it has passed the gurus' taste tests at Wagga Wagga. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-19/olive-oil-gurus-solving-supermarket-dilemma/11977128 #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #BotanicalScience #FoodandBeverage #FoodandCooking #EarthSciences #FruitTrees #Fruit

#fruit #fruittrees #earthsciences #foodandcooking #foodandbeverage #botanicalscience