The first tendril-like soft robot able to climb
Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia obtained the first artificial plant tendrils: it is a soft robot able to curl ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Common policy premise on link between soil and crop yield is valid — to a point
Yale research quantifies impacts of soil organic matter In recent years, policymakers across the world have launched initiatives to increase ...
Noisy gene atlas to help reveal how plants 'hedge their bets' in race for survival
As parents of identical twins will tell you, they are never actually identical, even though they have the same genes. ...
How bacteria build hyper-efficient photosynthesis machines
New structural evidence shows that the cyanobacterial protein CcmM (orange) binds to fully assembled RuBisCo enzymes (yellow and green) without ...
TechAccel and Danforth Center launch new company to control insects
New technology aims to dramatically reduce crop losses ST. LOUIS, MO. -- January 24, 2019 -- The Donald Danforth Plant ...
Stowaway fungi hitch a ride with birds to be with their plant partners
Credit: New Phytologist For the first time, scientists have shown that fungal hitchhikers use birds to colonize new territories with ...
Plants can smell, now researchers know how
First steps to understanding biochemistry of how plants detect odors Plants don't need noses to smell. The ability is in ...
Dual control: Plant peptide hormone generates distinct cell structures for water flow
Researchers from Osaka University, in collaboration with laboratories in China, Germany and Japan, discover how a single plant peptide hormone ...
High-protein rice brings value, nutrition
Crop breeders build yield, market for high-protein riceCredit: Ida Wenefrida More than 750 million people don't get enough nutrients from ...
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on seed quality, according to a two-year soybean ...
Leaf age determines the division of labor in plant stress responses
Credit: Kenichi Tsuda Unlike animals, plants cannot move freely to escape from life-threatening conditions. This constraint means that they require ...
New technologies enable better-than-ever details on genetically modified plants
Salk researchers used the latest DNA sequencing technologies to study exactly what happens at a molecular level when they insert ...
Mangrove patches deserve greater recognition no matter the size
Scientists call on governments to move away from short-term politically driven plans destroying mangrove habitatsCredit: Jofel Coching, ZSL, CMRP Governments ...
Plant peptide helps roots to branch out in the right places
Credit: Kobe University How do plants space out their roots? A Japanese research team has identified a peptide and its ...
Unifying tropical ecology: Strengthening collaborative science
Joint British Ecological Society and Society for Tropical Ecology symposium The event celebrates the fourth European Conference of Tropical Ecology, ...
Can a critic-turned-believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods
What happens when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that he or ...
Molecules of GM food can accumulate in human digestive tract and enter cells of body
In the review, scientists examine the ways and mechanisms by which foreign DNA can survive during digestion and penetrate into ...
Right green for crop, environment, wallet
Light sensor tools help growers make sense of nitrogenCredit: Guohui Feng Too much of a good thing can be a ...
Genome doubling, cell size and novelty
Investigating the mechanisms of polyploidy in plants In the 2019 Coulter Review, "Polyploidy, the Nucleotype, and Novelty: The Impact of ...
RUDN pedologists found out a correct combination of nitrogen fertilizers and plastic mulch
RUDN pedologists studied the combined effect of nitrogen-containing fertilizers and plastic mulching.Credit: Allen Dressen Nitrogen is a part of organic ...