Tag: Plant Sciences

Credit: Mr Mohammed Shafi Did you ever wonder why our grandmothers insisted on having a Tulsi plant (Holy Basil) in ...

Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (May 2019)--Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around ...

Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, ...

New project on a carnivorous plantCredit: Soenke Scherzer In its Reinhart Koselleck programme, the German Research Foundation (DFG) supports selected ...

Credit: Carsten Külheim/Michigan Tech What is the genetic basis for eucalyptus trees to produce that fragrant oil many of us ...

Credit: Peter Ruehr, Markus Lambertz Today, the three-dimensional visualization and analysis of biological samples using computer tomography (CT) is a ...

Ancestry and genetics of bread wheat mapped in a global studyCredit: Julie Himpe/IPK Since the Agricultural Revolution about 12,000 years ...

Although climate skeptics might find it hard to believe with this year's endless snow and freezing temperatures, climate change is ...

New evidence that the mind-blowing brew goes back millenniaCredit: Photos courtesy of Juan Albarracín-Jordán and José Capriles. Today's hipster creatives ...

Credit: Lippman lab/CSHL Even in this "age of the genome," much about genes remains shrouded in mystery. This is especially ...

Credit: Dan Bebber Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Developing renewable, plant-based alternatives for petroleum-derived chemicals is a major piece of the effort to transition away ...

Researchers quantify impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeansCredit: Supplied by author Researchers from ...

New genome map sheds light on ancestry, diversity of today's peanutsCredit: Fábio de Oliveira Freitas Working to understand the genetics ...

A new investigation aboard the International Space Station tests using the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris as a biological component of a ...

Plants play an important role for most indigenous communities in South America, and not merely as a source of food. ...

Credit: Merritt Melancon/University of Georgia, used with permission STONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, May 1, 2019--Improved pest resistance and drought tolerance are among ...

Many people have heard that drinking cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Although clinical trials of this ...

Seasonal gaps in the supply of nectar from wildflowers could be leaving bees hungry at times when food is needed ...

UBCO scientist suggests nature knows what's bestCredit: UBC Okanagan A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether ...