Word: plants
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...temporary exception to the University's dictum that each school must raise its own funds, the University offset the school's deficit while Bok and Allison launched a fundraising campaign. During his first eight years as dean, Allison raised about $50 million for the school. Its endowment and capital plant now has an estimated worth of more than $100 million...
...some fresh produce. Since it can be used only on harvested crops, pesticides will still be needed in the fields. Moreover, say opponents, the low level of radioactivity set by the FDA for produce (100 kilorads) is not strong enough to slow the ripening of most fruits and vegetables. Plant Biologist Noel Sommer of the University of California at Davis has concluded that 200 kilorads is needed to retard the growth of gray mold on picked strawberries, and at that level the berries turn squishy. Other claimed advantages may have drawbacks. Irradiation "can kill the organisms that produce the signals...
...temporary exception to the University's dictum that each school must raise its own funds, the University offset the school's deficit while Bok and Allison launched a fundraising campaign. During his first eight years as dean, Allison raised about $50 million for the school. Its endowment and capital plant now has an estimated worth of more than $100 million...
...pleased Sony said last week that it would now invest some $30 million to expand its TV manufacturing plant in San Diego and $5 million in a new headquarters in Cypress. Other overseas firms that have avoided California are also expected to invest there...
...this year's crop may rot rather than become a hearty vintage. A strike by the Distillery, Wine & Allied Workers' International Union that began on Aug. 18 and soon curtailed production at six locations spread to three new sites last week, as workers began picketing the Charles Krug plant in Napa Valley, the Gibson winery in the Central Valley and Almaden in San Jose. Union leaders are threatening to strike at E. & J. Gallo, the industry giant that produces 40% of all California wine...