The tremendous supply of apple cultivars in Wyoming
Heritage apple cultivars identified LARAMIE, WYOMING--The Tremendous Supply of Apple Cultivars in Wyoming A study out of the University of ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Venus flytrap ‘teeth’ form a ‘horrid prison’ for medium-sized prey
In "Testing Darwin's Hypothesis about the Wonderful Venus Flytrap: Marginal Spikes Form a 'Horrid Prison' for Moderate-Sized Insect Prey," Alexander ...
Southern Weed Science Society bestows highest honor on UTIA weed scientist
Neil Rhodes named as fellowCredit: Photo by T. Salvador, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) ...
NSF grant supports development of robotic frost protection in orchards
Credit: Courtesy of Joseph Sommer A system that helps tree-fruit growers avoid frost damage to their crops by using unmanned ...
New tool maps a key food source for grizzly bears: huckleberries
Credit: Shane White Grizzly bears depend on huckleberries as a critical food source to fatten up before winter hibernation. When ...
Land conservation helps local economies grow
New England-wide analysis shows gains in employment follow gains in land protection Land conservation modestly increases employment rates, a traditional ...
Duckweed: The low-down on a tiny plant
Low mutation rates contribute to low genetic diversity in duckweedsCredit: Klaus J. Appenroth Duckweeds - for many aquatic animals like ...
Rice cultivation: Balance of phosphorus and nitrogen determines growth and yield
In the future, a newly discovered mechanism in control of plant nutrition could help to achieve higher harvests in a ...
Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Credit: Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Manuela Rändler, Rita Grosch, Christin Zachow, and Gabriele Berg St. Paul, MN (March 2019)--Recent advances ...
New paper on the phylogeny of the Brassicaceae
Credit: Nikolov et al The mustard family Brassicaceae (also known as Crucifers, from the cross-like form of their flowers) comprises ...
A varied menu
Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group Freiburg The Freiburg biologists Dr. Simon Poppinga, Anna Westermeier and Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, working in ...
Caterpillars retrieve ‘voicemail’ by eating soil
Plant legacy affects aboveground insects through soilCredit: NIOO-KNAW Leaf-feeding caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. It's even ...
Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum
Credit: You Soon Baek, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Weeds often emerge at the same time as vulnerable crop ...
Southern Weed Science Society honors Steckel
UTIA professor receives Outstanding Educator AwardCredit: Video by C. Denney, courtesy UTIA. JACKSON, Tenn. - The Southern Weed Science Society ...
Revealing the plant genes that shaped our world
Library enables a new understanding of the various processes associated with photosynthetic function Palo Alto, CA--The creation of new library ...
Back to nature: Palm oil plantations are being turned back into protected rainforest
This creates a corridor for Borneo's endangered wildlifeCredit: Robert Risch, Rhino and Forest Fund e.V. (RFF) The foundation for this ...
Butterfly numbers down by two thirds
High-intensity agriculture reduces number of butterfly species in adjacent areasCredit: Jan C. Habel / TUM Meadows adjacent to high-intensity agricultural ...
Breakthrough in fight against plant diseases
Credit: La Trobe University A global research team including scientists from La Trobe University have identified specific locations within plants' ...
Honey bee colonies more successful by foraging on non-crop fields
Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019--Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and ...
Woolly stars need catastrophes to live
In the Santa Ana River floodplain, an endangered plant needs the effects of intense flooding to grow and survive in ...
