E. coli bacteria offer path to improving photosynthesis
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University scientists have engineered a key plant enzyme and introduced it in Escherichia ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants
Combining two tools would boost understanding of climate changeCredit: Christian Frankenberg How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind ...
New study to examine organic production of grains
Joint effort between UTIA and MTSU results in multidisciplinary, three-year studyCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of ...
Glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease strawberry and meadow fescue growth
Credit: Viivi Saikkonen A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow ...
Scientists predict economically important traits of crops
Researchers developed a new mathematical model to predict economic performance of cropsCredit: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers ...
New study identifies wheat varieties that resist the destructive stripe rust disease
Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
Research shows potential of gene editing in barley
Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain ...
Secret of plant dietary fibre structure revealed
Credit: (c) Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, The University of Queensland The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell ...
Coconut rhinoceros beetle makes unexpected ‘host shift’ to Guam’s cycad trees
Invasive beetle could lead to local extinction of the region's only native gymnospermCredit: University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research ...
Sunfleck use research needs appropriate experimental leaves
New light on sunfleck researchCredit: Thomas E, Marler "All the roads of learning begin in the darkness and go out ...
Choosing the right cover crop to protect the soil
Credit: Dennis Bowman Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports ...
Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco
Credit: Credit: Modified Fig. 1A of Matsumura et al. Molecular Plant (2020). A research group consisting of Associate Professor FUKAYAMA ...
How do giraffes and elephants alter the African Savanna landscape?
Credit: Duncan Kimuyu As they roam around the African savanna in search for food, giraffes and elephants alter the diversity ...
Hitchhiking seeds pose substantial risk of nonnative plant invasions
Credit: Rima Lucardi, USFS Seeds that float in the air can hitchhike in unusual places - like the air-intake grille ...
Scientists find an enzyme that facilitates grafting between different family species
Scientists found that the tobacco plant Nicotiana can maintain grafts between a broad range of species. Using Nicotiana as an ...
Ammonium triggers formation of lateral roots
Credit: IPK/ Ying Liu Since every process in lateral root development, including initiation, emergence and elongation is governed by auxin, ...
First assessment of naturalized, invasive and potentially invasive plan
The research suggests that a range of invasive alien plants pose a series risk to the County - home to ...
Massive-scale genomic study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analysis ever done of any agricultural crop to find ...
How chemical diversity in plants facilitates plant-animal interactions
Credit: Bernadette Wynter Rigley. We aren't the only beings who enjoy feasting on tasty fruits like apples, berries, peaches, and ...
