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Saudi King Salman will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to strengthen relations after a period of tensions. The visit is the king s first to the United States since ascending to the throne in January, and comes after the United States agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran in July, raising Gulf Arab fears that the lifting of sanctions
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People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it is sweetness and a sense of healthy eating which prompt one to buy a melon. HT Image And, now plant breeders now have a better chance to pinpoint such traits for new varieties -- thanks to scientists who have mapped the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers, the Journal of American Society of Horticultural Sciences reported in its latest edition. Lead scientist Dr Kevin Crosby of Texas AgriLife Research said: This will help us anchor down some of the desirable genes to develop better melon varieties. We can identify specific genes
jordan for higher sugar content, disease resistance and even drought tolerance. For the study, the Deltex ananas melon was crossed with a wild melon called TGR 1551. More than 100 of the offspring from that cross were grown in the AgriLife Research greenhouses at Weslaco, Crosby noted. DNA was extracted from leaf tissue collect
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