Tag: Plant Sciences

Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never ...

Remote sensing techniques help treat and manage hollow forests

Oak tree decline detected by advanced remote sensing techniquesCredit: Swansea University. Using advanced remote sensing techniques can help the early ...

uOttawa study first to investigate newly introduced butterfly which could become widespread in Canada

Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange ...

Scientists uncover drivers of phenotypic innovation and diversification in gymnosperms

Credit: KIB Determining the major drivers of species diversification and phenotypic innovation across the Tree of Life is one of ...

Kelp for corn? Illinois scientists demystify natural products for crops

July 15, 2021

Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn growers can choose from a wide array of products to make the ...

A new sensitive tool for the efficient quantification of plant disease susceptibility

July 14, 2021

Credit: APS While several biology techniques have undergone significant technical advances that have allowed their high-throughput implementation, assessing the resistance ...

Genome studies: More is not always better

July 14, 2021

Credit: Arthur Korte What the fruit fly is to zoologists, the thale cress is to botanists. The widespread herb with ...

Decoding crop genetics with artificial intelligence

July 13, 2021

Cross-disciplinary researchers are bringing the power of AI to plant biology with the support of more than $1 million from ...

Farm robots are the future; let’s start preparing now, researcher argues

July 13, 2021

Credit: Natalis Lorenz No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here--and they have created two possible extremes for the ...

Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe

UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...

Sweet success: CABBI demonstrates first precision breeding of sugarcane with CRISPR-Cas9

Gene-editing offers a targeted, efficient way to develop new varieties of this productive but complex plantCredit: Amy Stuart, UF/IFAS Sugarcane ...

New technique reduces nicotine levels, harmful compounds simultaneously in tobacco

Credit: De-Yu Xie North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in ...

Getting to the bottom of all life: Visualizing a protein key to enabling

Scientists reveal the exact process behind the upkeep of one of the cellular components whereCredit: VIPP1 oligomer image from Ben ...

Where does the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower come from?