Over the next twenty years, Borlaug worked with Mexican scientists to develop crops that were able to resist disease.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Instead of despairing at the discomfort of rain and mud, the crowd rejoiced in its power to resist the weather."

VOA: special.2009.08.10

He says a few varieties of cassava can resist brown streak, but these are not the kinds Africans like.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

Supporters of one kind of G.M.cotton, for example,note evidence that it can help a plant resist insects and viruses.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

For example,she noted that crops designed to resist damage by glyphosate need fewer pesticides that are more toxic to the soil.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

But some farmers have used so much glyphosate that a number of kinds of weeds can now resist it.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

This week on our program, we tell you about a few kinds of foods that some Americans find hard to resist.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

Monsanto expects to be ready in 4 years to market its first corn seeds genetically engineered to resist drought.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Agriculture Report. Plant breeders and genetic engineers keep working to give crops the strength to resist threats like insects,diseases, droughts or floods.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Studies have found that nicotine can be as difficult to resist as alcohol or the drug cocaine.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

There was a new system of liquid nitrogen to keep the pilot cool and to resist the crushing force of gravity at high speeds.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

He also worked in the laboratory to create new versions of wheat that could resist disease.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Also,there are concerns that some organisms could begin to resist the plants designed to resist them.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

The seeds can also resist the Striga weed, a big cause of crop failures in Africa.

VOA: special.2009.07.07