Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world's largest tropical forestCredit: ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Partial shade from solar panels increase abundance of flowers in late summer
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by ...
Plastic planet: Tracking pervasive microplastics across the globe
Credit: Janice Brahney/S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Really big systems, like ocean ...
Scientists uncover the last meal of a cretaceous pollinator
Credit: NIGPAS While pollinators such as bees and butterflies provide crucial ecosystem services today, little is known about the origin ...
For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two
Credit: Xingang Wang/Lippman lab, CSHL/2021 Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual ...
Auxin visualized for the first time
A biosensor visualizes redistribution dynamics of the plant hormone auxin in living cellsCredit: S. Shanmugaratnam, A.C. Stiel, M. Kolb A ...
To nodulate or not? Uncovering how nitrate regulates gene expression in legumes
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that nitrate-induced control of root nodule formation results from varying DNA-binding properties of ...
UT Business and Online Marketing project for farmers among the nation’s best
UT Extension project recognized twice for risk management educationCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. COLUMBIA, Tenn. - A project led by the ...
New Forest Service assessment delivers research on invasive species
Credit: USDA Forest Service MADISON, WI, April 8, 2021 - USDA Forest Service scientists have delivered a new comprehensive assessment ...
Bacteria help plants grow better
New study may in the long term lead to new varieties that require less fertilizerCredit: © Barbara Frommann/University of Bonn ...
Where Siberian orchids thrive: New hotspot of orchids discovered near Novosibirsk
Credit: Alexander Dubynin Orchids of the Boreal zone are rare species. Most of the 28,000 species of the Orchid family ...
Tennessee Plant Sciences faculty receive award for COVID-19 communication
Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science Recognizes Timely Extension PublicationCredit: Photo courtesy of David Bates, owner of ...
New biosensor makes control hormone auxin visible in cells
Scientists at the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen have developed a novel ...
Mosel vineyards are preparing for climate change by sharing their soil with aromatic
Credit: Diverfarming The landscape of sloping vineyards on the banks of the River Mosel in Germany is a characteristic symbol ...
Wild barley from Jordan holds key to stem rust resistance
Credit: Eva Henningsen Stem rust is a devastating disease of cereal crops, including barley, one of the first domesticated crops ...
Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
Credit: OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Eucalyptus, a pest-resistant evergreen valued for its hardy lumber and wellness-promoting oil, ...
As lumber prices skyrocket, professor develops method to predict future price changes
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - At a time when lumber prices are skyrocketing, an Oregon State University researcher ...
Mapping North Carolina’s ghost forests from 430 miles up
Rising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture ...
Persisting endangered status of Serianthes nelsonii reveals need for adaptive management
University of Guam review finds conservation projects have lacked publishable resultsCredit: University of Guam A University of Guam review of ...
Discovery is key to creating heat-tolerant crops
Researchers identify gene that helps plants sense heatCredit: Meng Chen/UCR By 2050 global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. ...
