Climate change leads to unprecedented Rocky Mountain wildfires
Credit: Jason Shogren June 14, 2021 - Last fall, the Mullen fire west of Laramie raged for the better part ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Study effects paradigm shift in the understanding of how red rot attacks sugarcane
Researchers at the University of São Paulo discover that the fungus Fusarium verticillioides uses volatile compounds to manipulate insects and ...
Big data: IPK researchers double accuracy in predicting wheat yields
Credit: IPK/ Christoph Martin The enormous potential of Big Data has already been demonstrated in areas such as financial services ...
How do plants balance microbial friends and foes?
Credit: David Thoms, Yan Liang, and Cara H. Haney Plants are constantly exposed to microbes: pathogens that cause disease, commensals ...
How cells measure themselves
Credit: John Innes Centre Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted ...
Botany: Scent of death attracts coffin flies to pipevine flowers
Credit: Thomas Rupp et al. Plants use numerous mechanisms for their pollination. Now botanists have discovered a particularly sophisticated system ...
New methods needed to boost success of Classical Biological Control to fight insect pests
The success of Classical Biological Control in the Western Paleartic ecozone is rarely dependent on the released biological control agent, ...
Localized the gene for blue plum skin
Researchers from CRAG and IRTA find the gene that determines Japanese plum skin colour due to the presence or absence ...
Discovery of the oldest plant fossils on the African continent!
A new study describes a particularly diverse fossil flora from 400 million year ago.Credit: ©Univeristé de Liège The analysis of ...
A new disease called halo blight threatens Michigan hop production
Credit: Douglas S. Higgins, Ross J. Hatlen, Jan M. Byrne, Monique L. Sakalidis, Timothy D. Miles, and Mary K. Hausbeck ...
Plants get a faster start to their day than we think
Credit: Daphne Ezer To describe something as slow and boring we say it's "like watching grass grow", but scientists studying ...
This forest has stayed wild for 5,000 years — we can tell because of the soil
Credit: Alvaro del Campo, Field Museum We sometimes think of the Amazon rainforest as unaltered by humans, a peek into ...
Indigenous peoples were stewards of the Western Amazon
Study points to a history of indigenous sustainable use of the Western Amazon stretching back 5,000 yearsCredit: Álvaro del Campo ...
Substantial carbon dioxide emissions from northern peatlands drained for crop cultivation
Credit: Angela Gallego-Sala A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because ...
70-year-old coffee-killing fungus brought back to life to fight the disease
Credit: CABI Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the disease evolved and ...
Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity
Modeled nitrogen-sparing farms across the US exceeded demand for protein but produced 20% less beefCredit: Gidon Eshel Small-scale mixed-use agriculture ...
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints
Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materialsCredit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University Good acoustics ...
Better popping potential for popcorn
Credit: Maria Fernanda Maioli Popcorn. What would movies and sporting events without this salty, buttery snack? America's love for this ...
How do plants hedge their bets?
Credit: Katie Abley In some environments there is no way for a seed to know for sure when the best ...
Scientists identify protein that activates plant response to nitrogen deficiency
Credit: Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Nitrates are critical for the growth of plants, so plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to ensure sufficient ...
