New research to boost global date fruit production
New major project aims to improve global date palm production and protectionCredit: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Genetics to feed the world
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Wheat provides 20% of the total calories and protein content for the world's population and is ...
Researchers map the evolutionary history of oaks
Credit: The Morton Arboretum How oaks are related has long posed a challenge to scientists. Dr. Andrew Hipp, senior scientist ...
Carnivorous plant study captures universal rules of leaf making
Credit: Karen Lee, Yohei Koide, John Fozard and Claire Bushell. Leaves display a remarkable range of forms from flat sheets ...
CABI scientists track wheat aphids and their natural enemies for better pest management in Pakistan
For the first time, CABI scientists have studied the distribution and population dynamics of wheat aphids and their natural enemies ...
Plant death may reveal genetic mechanisms underlying cell self-destruction
Loss of protein homeostasis is involved in programmed cell death during hybrid lethality in plantsCredit: Tetsuya Yamada, TUAT Hybrid plants ...
BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets
Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain ...
Researchers find multiple effects on soil from manure from cows administered antibiotics
Credit: Carl Wepking/CSU Use of antibiotics is under heightened scrutiny due to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. While the ...
Mechanism regulating species coexistence in a subtropical forest revealed
Credit: CHEN Lei For over a century, ecologists have questioned how the extraordinarily high number of tree species can coexist ...
Mapping white clover heritage
Credit: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas Four-leaved clovers may or may not bring good luck. What's indisputable is that all white clovers, whether ...
Cheap as chips: identifying plant genes to ensure food security
International team led by Göttingen University describes method to spot genes that control traitsCredit: Abiskar Gyawali An international team of ...
Sweet corn growers, processors could dramatically increase yield, profit
Credit: Martin Williams, USDA ARS and University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - In an industry struggling to maintain profitability, it's ...
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest
Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibioticsCredit: Dmitrii Y. Travin Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world ...
Machine learning helps plant science turn over a new leaf
Salk scientists use machine-learning algorithms to help automate plant studiesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 7, 2019) Father of genetics Gregor ...
Nodulation connected to higher resistance against powdery mildew in legumes
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society and Zaiyong Si St. Paul, Minnesota--Scientists have long known that nodulation is important to plant ...
How plants react to fungi
Credit: Michaela Kopischke Plants are under constant pressure from fungi and other microorganisms. The air is full of fungal spores, ...
The benefits of updating agricultural drainage infrastructure
Credit: Michael Castellano AMES, Iowa - Massive networks of drains, pipes and tiles that enable food production on much of ...
UNH researchers find northern forests have lost crucial cold, snowy conditions
Credit: MaxPixel DURHAM, N.H.--As the popular saying goes, "winter is coming," but is it? Researchers at the University of New ...
The phenological index
A tool to understand how ecosystems are responding to a changing climateCredit: Love et al., 2019 As climate change accelerates, ...
Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation
Credit: Conor MacDonnell Seagrass meadows put down deep roots, persisting in the same spot for hundreds and possibly thousands of ...
