Getting to the root of plant simulations
Credit: Roser Matamala, Argonne National Laboratory If you've ever tended a garden or potted a plant, you know a few ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
How plants defend themselves
Plant immune system detects bacteria through small fatty acid moleculesCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Like humans and animals, plants defend ...
Interplay of pollinators and pests influences plant evolution
Credit: Florian Schiestl, UZH Brassica rapa plants pollinated by bumblebees evolve more attractive flowers. But this evolution is compromised if ...
PSU study shows green roofs could reduce indoor air pollution
Credit: Portland State University Green roofs - roofs that are planted with vegetation -- may improve the indoor air quality ...
Next-generation gene drive arrives
CRISPR-based 'allelic drive' allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implicationsCredit: Bier Lab, UC San Diego New CRISPR-based gene ...
Researchers tracking mercury pollution in forests
Team aims to find out how toxic substance cycles through the environmentCredit: Photo credit: Shiwei Sun for UMass Lowell LOWELL, ...
Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants
Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the University of ...
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The ...
Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands
Credit: VCU A new study of Virginia's barrier islands off the coast of the Eastern Shore provides a fundamental understanding ...
Plant diversity increases insect diversity
Credit: Alex Fergus The more plant species live in grasslands and forests, the more insect species find a habitat there. ...
‘Electron shuttle’ protein plays key role in plant cell-wall construction
Controlling the flow of electrons by targeting shuttle proteins could be a new strategy for guiding plants to make desired ...
Just how much does enhancing photosynthesis improve crop yield?
Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis In the next two decades, crop yields need to increase dramatically to ...
Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change ...
Science-based guidelines for building a bee-friendly landscape
Credit: Bernadette M. Mach & Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky St. Paul, MN (April, 2019)--Bees are critical members of ...
Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits
Weedy rice is neither wild rice nor crop rice, but rice gone rogue that has shed some traits important to ...
Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems
Credit: Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that ...
Ready, steady, go: 2 new studies reveal the steps in plant immune receptor activation
Credit: Jijie Chai Although separated by more than one billion years of evolution, plants and animals have hit upon similar ...
Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire
Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of ...
Doing more with less in the study of plant chemical defense
A high-throughput method to quantify plant biochemical responses with small tissue samples Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, ...
Plant pathologist leads research to stop spread of citrus-destroying disease
UC Riverside's Hailing Jin is principal investigator of USDA grant that also supports vaccine development to fight huanglongbing, or citrus ...
