Study finds natural selection favors cheaters
UC Riverside research focused on interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their hostsCredit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside Mutualisms, which are interactions ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Floodplain forests under threat
Credit: Photo: Albert Reif A team from the Institute of Forest Sciences at the University of Freiburg shows that the ...
Making xylitol and cellulose nanofibers from paper paste
Towards a green and sustainable societyCredit: Kobe University The ecological bio-production of xylitol and cellulose nanofibers using modified yeast cells, ...
Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers demonstrate that jet fuels made from plants could be cost competitive with conventional fossil fuelsCredit: Marilyn ...
Algal library lends insights into genes for photosynthesis
Credit: Produced by the Princeton University Office of the Dean for Research It isn't easy being green. It takes thousands ...
Expansion of transposable elements offers clue to genetic paradox
Credit: IBCAS Species often experience a genetic bottleneck that diminishes genetic variation after speciation or introduction into a new area. ...
Nitrogen pollution’s path to streams weaves through more forests (and faster) than suspected
Collaboration compiled data from 13 states and 1 province over 21 yearsCredit: Stephen Sebestyen, USDA Forest Service NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn. ...
Chemical innovation by relatives of the ice cream bean explains tropical biodiversity
Credit: Steve Paton, Smithsonian Tropical Research Constant pressure from hungry insects forces plants to innovate: producing new chemicals to protect ...
UM study suggests climate change limits forest recovery after wildfires
Credit: Courtesy of Kimberley Davis MISSOULA - New University of Montana research suggests climate change makes it increasingly difficult for ...
Researchers show how coffee growers can optimize profits, sustainably
Mixture of conventional and shade-grown methods recommendedCredit: Guillermo Santos Coffee has huge importance to many smallholder farmers around the world. ...
A lawn is better than fertilizer for growing healthy blueberries
Intercropping with grasses is an effective and sustainable alternative to chemical treatments for maximizing blueberry yield and antioxidant content in ...
Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity
Genomic analysis of rice plants provides decisive evidence of de novo gene origination One of the most important questions in ...
The fiddlers influencing mangrove ecosystems
Credit: © 2019 Marco Fusi The types of bacteria present in and around mangrove fiddler crab burrows in three different ...
Biologists have studied enzymes that help wheat to fight fungi
Scientists studied reaction of wheat to damage caused by pathogenic fungi Scientists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University ...
Two conferences to focus on citrus research and diseases that threaten citrus industry
More than 500 citrus researchers, regulators, and growers will gather at the convention center in downtown Riverside, Calif., March 10-15 ...
‘Specialized’ microbes within plant species promote diversity
Tree seedlings grow less effectively in soil located below their 'mother' treeCredit: Sean Mattson It's widely accepted within agriculture that ...
Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants
Credit: Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC MADISON, Wis. -- With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with ...
Transcription factor network gets to heart of wood formation
Study upends ideas inferred from nonwoody plantsCredit: Illustration by Jack P. Wang and Ilona Peszlen. North Carolina State University researchers ...
Getting more mileage from microsatellites
An optimized next-generation sequencing approach provides insight to the evolutionary history of carob They say you only find what you're ...
Insect food webs
Credit: Photo: AG Klein The decline in biodiversity and the associated loss of plant species are greatly affecting our ecosystems. ...
