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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Tue Oct 31, 2006 19:53 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

Hi there,

I have gone thru the following heading in first page of wallstreet journal today.

SEED FIRMS BOLSTER CROPS USING TRAITS OF DISTANT RELATIVES

Initially, I couldn't understand the sentence as it is. After looking at the meaning for some of the words in my electronic English dictionary, I guessed the meaning is the following. Please advise if this is wrong.

As the article is related to Gene maps, I guess following is the meaning.

By using advanced gene technologies, if we Seeds are made very stronger without deficiencies, then we can make the crop growth stronger and make it to have unique qualities different from same kind of CROPS.
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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Tue Oct 31, 2006 21:15 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

Hi mangalakumar

I'd possibly say it this way:

Seed companies are helping ensure better crop yields by adding beneficial genetic qualities, which have been taken from related plants, to the seed.

Maybe somebody else will have another idea. Very Happy

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Thank you Yankee..
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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Sat Nov 18, 2006 14:43 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

mangalakumar wrote:
SEED FIRMS BOLSTER CROPS USING TRAITS OF DISTANT RELATIVES

Companies that sell seeds are making farmers' plants stronger by using (genetic) characteristics of other plants that are not closely related.
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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Sat Nov 18, 2006 18:38 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

Amy

Your sentence would be the perfect opening for the story. Sadly, since newspapers insist on using such huge font settings for their headlines, it's generally difficult to create a grammatically perfect headline when so many variables are present (as is the case in this headline).

You know, if a guy murders his wife, they can use something like, "Timbuktu Man Kills Wife".

Sometimes headlines aren't so easy to create.
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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Sat Nov 18, 2006 18:50 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

Hi Tom

What I wrote was not intended as a headline. Laughing

I wrote an alternative for mangalakumar's interpretation of the headline. Wink

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Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal Sat Nov 18, 2006 19:36 pm  Explanation for a heading in Wallstreet Journal
 

Amy

I just like making rhetorical statements from time to time. hehe

Seriously, though, I wanted the peops to know that I think your sentence is swell.
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