WOX9: A jack of all trades
Credit: Hendelman/Lippman lab/CSHL, 2021 Over evolutionary time scales, a single gene may acquire different roles in diverging species. However, revealing ...
Tag: Agriculture
Temperature and aridity fluctuations over the past century linked to flower color changes
Clemson researchers combined color descriptions from museum flower specimens dating back to 1895 with historic climate data to link changes ...
A silver swining: ‘Destructive’ pigs help build rainforests
Credit: The University of Queensland Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has ...
Chickpea genetics reduce need for chemicals
Credit: George Vandemark In recent years, hummus has become a pop culture food phenomenon, drawing praises from dieticians for the ...
UT Plant Sciences’ Senseman receives highest honor from WSSA
Department Head Scott Senseman named WSSA FellowCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Scott Senseman, professor and head of the ...
New cell line could lead to more reliable vaccine development to fight costly pig virus
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Vaccines are an important tool in fighting porcine reproductive and respiratory ...
Study points to the challenges of harvest-time weed seed controls in Pacific Northwest
Credit: Photo taken by Judit Barroso on May 24, 2016. WESTMINSTER, Colorado - March 02, 2021 - Herbicide-resistant weeds have ...
Cleaner air, less soil pollution: Unintended but beneficial side effect of Clean Air Act
Credit: Yuepeng Pan Removal of pollutants from the air, or atmospheric deposition, is a natural cleaning mechanism. However, the removed ...
Detective work inside plant cells finds a key piece of the C4 photosynthesis puzzle
Credit: Natalia Bateman, CoETP An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has ...
Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Credit: Virginia Tech Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of ...
The time is ripe! An innovative contactless method for the timely harvest of soft fruits
Scientists develop convenient technique to measure ripeness using laser-induced plasma shockwaves and the ensuing vibrations on the fruit's surfaceCredit: Shibaura ...
Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
Night time clock helps plants know when to growCredit: Getty A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants ...
How a plant regulates its growth
Molecular mechanisms of polar growth in plantsCredit: U. Hammes / TUM Plants grow towards the light. This phenomenon, which already ...
Lake turbidity mitigates impact of warming on walleyes in upper Midwest lakes
Credit: Gretchen Hansen, University of Minnesota Because walleyes are a cool-water fish species with a limited temperature tolerance, biologists expected ...
Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress
Credit: University of Warwick Spikes in temperature can affect a plant's fertility, resulting in a reduction of yield and economic ...
New treatment unlocks potential for baking raspberries
Credit: WSU Raspberry muffins are in our future. Washington State University scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries ...
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
Researchers from Tel Aviv University propose a new explanation for human evolution:Credit: Dana Ackerfeld A new paper by Dr. Miki ...
Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change
Credit: The University of Queensland Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global ...
Low-level thinning can help restore redwood forests without affecting stream temperatures
Credit: David Roon, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done ...
Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
Credit: Dr. Nigel Raine/ University of Guelph An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders ...