Tag: Plant Sciences

Credit: APS Scientists have long known that the plant hormone auxin controls many aspects of plant growth, development, and responses ...

Credit: UZH, Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi A new plant species named Cardamine insueta appeared in the region of Urnerboden in the Swiss ...

Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has ...

First study to compare dietary signatures of African and South American mammals in quest to reconstruct ancient ecosystems finds need ...

Credit: APS Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause ...

Credit: Photo: Melanie Heck Peatlands with their huge diversity of peat moss species store about 30 percent of the earth's ...

Credit: © IRD - Olivier Dangles - François Nowicki / Une Autre Terre To achieve food security, to promote peace, ...

Credit: University of Adelaide Agricultural scientists and engineers at the University of Adelaide have identified a potential new tool for ...

Credit: Professor Tim Blackburn, UCL The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods and birds, is expected to increase ...

Researchers at Göttingen University discover new disease affecting maizeCredit: A Pfordt, University of Göttingen Protecting crops against pests and diseases ...

Agroecologists from Göttingen University compare pesticides, fertilizers, manual pollination and farming costs in IndonesiaCredit: M Toledo, University of Göttingen Cocoa ...

Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have come up with a ...

2D electronics, plant biofactories, transforming waste, and vaccine developmentCredit: Alex Zettl/Berkeley Lab An Innovative Pattern: Scientists Rewrite Rules for 2D ...

The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around ...

Credit: Hyungsuk Kimm, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - As the climate trends warmer and drier, global food security increasingly ...

Exploring the effect of rainfall on pine needles may lead to future fibers that are extremely water-repellent.Credit: Lebanoff and Dickerson, ...

A new study shows we know little about compounds in marijuana, and names don't mean muchCredit: CU Boulder THC and ...

First study of its kind reveals the benefits of droplets on leavesCredit: Pablo Urbaneja-Bernat Small watery droplets on the edges ...

Credit: Edel Pérez-López First described in the 13th century in Russia, clubroot has been affecting worldwide brassica production, including canola, ...

Credit: Lawrence Atkin Researchers have found a way to engineer more efficient versions of the plant enzyme Rubisco by using ...