High-def mapping of moisture in the soil
New method enhances predictions, even in areas where no data has been availableCredit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson Soil ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
New cellulose-based air filter offers cost-effective low resistance
Student design wins awardCredit: Photo by K. Keel-Blackmon, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Qijun Zhang, a graduate student studying at the ...
And then there was light
Research provide new insights on the photoconversion mechanism of phytochromesCredit: Whitney Curtis, for Washington University in St. Louis Light provides ...
Study finds Chinese plant biodiversity at risk due to human activity: Narrow-ranged losers, widespread
Credit: WANG Yunquan With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their ...
Research brief: New methods promise to speed up development of new plant varieties
Credit: Michael Maher, University of Minnesota. A University of Minnesota research team recently developed new methods that will make it ...
UK insects struggling to find a home make a bee-line for foreign plants
Credit: RHS Non-native plants are providing new homes for Britain's insects - some of which are rare on native plants, ...
The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger
The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species; these ...
Wyss Academy for Nature founded at the University of Bern
Credit: University of Bern, Image: Ramon Lehmann Rapid biodiversity losses, accelerated climate change, and a growing demand for land resources ...
Canadian tundra formerly covered in rich forest: Ancient plant fossil record shows
Credit: Daniel Hallen/USask SASKATOON--The heady aroma of magnolia blossoms and lotus flowers might have wafted to your nostrils if you ...
Harnessing nature’s defences against tsunamis
International team led by Göttingen University studies protection of coastal communities in biodiversity hotspotsCredit: Thomas Wanger As sea levels rise ...
Russian scientists studied the effect of selenium on the properties of basil
A team of scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University discovered that micromolar selenium doses increase the levels of useful ...
Mites can change their diet depending on environmental conditions
A team of scientists from Tyumen State University together with their foreign colleagues discovered that soil mites change their dietary ...
Experiment suggests the best ways to tackle invasive Oregon grape in Belgian coastal dunes
Credit: Tim Adriaens The Belgian coastal dunes, a protected habitat of high conservation value, are getting severely impacted by one ...
Understanding Asteraceae: Validation of a Hyb-Seq probe set for evolutionary studies
Credit: Jones, K. E., T. Fér, R. E. Schmickl, R. B. Dikow, V. A. Funk, S. Herrando-Moraira, P. R. Johnston, ...
Researchers analyze artifacts to better understand ancient dietary practices
Credit: Shanti Morell-Hart New research from anthropologists at McMaster University and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), is shedding light ...
MASS: An integrative software program for streamlined morphometric analyses of leaves
Credit: Chuanromanee, T. S., J. I. Cohen, and G. L. Ryan. 2019. Morphological Analysis of Size and Shape (MASS): An ...
Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
Credit: Jake Shreckhise You may have heard how excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, can run off of crop fields. This ...
Multi-species grassland mixtures increase yield stability, even under drought conditions
Credit: John Finn The benefits of multispecies mixtures were so strong that yields from a mixture of four species under ...
Grapevine red blotch disease threatens US Grape industry
$3 million grant awarded to study causes, impact of grapevine virusCredit: Raul Girardello/UC Davis University of California, Davis, scientists will ...
Natural ecosystems protect against climate change
Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in JavaCredit: K Anggi Hapsari The ...
