Potential of faba beans, rich in protein, has been unlocked
Credit: Fred Stoddard Faba beans have been an excellent source of food protein since pre-historic times, but about 5% of ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
A protein complex from plant stem cells regulates their division and response to stress
Credit: CRAG A multidisciplinary research team, led by the CSIC biologist at CRAG, Ana I. Caño Delgado, and the physicist ...
Light pollution has complex effects on animal vision
Credit: Jolyon Troscianko Changes in the colour and intensity of light pollution over the past few decades result in complex ...
Sentinel-2 constellation of satellites used for the ongoing monitoring of grasslands
Credit: University of Córdoba A research group at the University of Cordoba has conducted study focused on evaluating the potential ...
Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems
Credit: Stéphane Hacquard Land plants - plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth - are ...
How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm
Credit: John Innes Centre Hereditary information is passed from parent to offspring in the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through ...
Better predicting how plants and animals will weather climate extremes
Leading scientists argue the need to consider biomechanicsCredit: (Tim Higham/UCR) A team of scientists has devised a more accurate way ...
Good food in a nice setting: wild bees need diverse agricultural landscapes
Research team investigates influence of different mass-flowering crops on pollinatorsCredit: N Beyer Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba ...
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspringCredit: Image by Hiroko Uchida ...
Striking a balance: Trade-offs shape flower diversity
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Tsukuba proposes that catering to different visitors has ...
Conservation concern as alien aphid detected on Kangaroo Island
Credit: S. Kakko and S. Petit An invasive species of aphid could put some threatened plant species on Kangaroo Island ...
How plants quickly adapt to shifting environmental conditions
Salk scientists find that canopy shade from competing plants triggers cellular changes in as little as five minutesCredit: Chan Yul ...
A 50% rise in the level of CO2 could reduce rainfall in the Amazon more than deforestation
Simulations show that the direct impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide over the Amazon rainforest would be a reduction ...
How plants become good neighbors in times of stress
Credit: Pexels Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. ...
New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis
Credit: Florian Raunecker New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of ...
COVID-19’s socio-economic fallout threatens global coffee industry
Credit: Zack Guido New Brunswick, N.J. (June 28, 2021) - COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis ...
UC San Diego scientists develop the first CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drive in plants
New technology designed to breed more robust crops to improve agricultural yield and resist the effects of climate changeCredit: Zhao ...
Kiwi disease study finds closely related bacterial strains display different behaviors
Credit: Elodie Vandelle Over the last decade, severe outbreaks of bacterial canker have caused huge economic losses for kiwi growers, ...
Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate
Shift may reduce plants' ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, increasing greenhouse gassesCredit: Photo courtesy Lixin Wang, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A ...
Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen / Ben Engel An international study led by Helmholtz Zentrum München has revealed the structure ...
