UM professor co-authors report on the use of biotechnology in forests
University of Montana Professor Diana Six is one of 12 authors of a new report that addresses the potential for ...
Tag: Plant Sciences
Bear necessities: New study highlights importance of water resources for Andean bears
A new study is shedding light on the importance of one critical resource for Andean bears living in the dry ...
The algae's third eye
Credit: (Image: Eva Laura von der Heyde) Just like land plants, algae use sunlight as an energy source. Many green ...
Blueprint for plant immune response found
Finding provides potential for increased disease resistance in cropsCredit: WSU Photos Washington State University researchers have discovered the way plants ...
Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical Rainforest
HKU's co-led study revealed: Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical RainforestCredit: @The University of Hong Kong Termites are commonly ...
How trees and turnips grow fatter
Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth Two international research teams have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow ...
A tomato for everyone: 'Sunviva' for the good of all
Credit: Culnaris - Saatgut für Lebensmittel Plant breeders at the University of Göttingen and Agrecol have launched a joint initiative ...
Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why
Intense effort underway to find culprit behind rapid disease spreadCredit: Forest Pathology, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - A confounding new ...
Potato pathogens meet their match through $8 million multistate research initiative
Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have ...
Trees change inside as drought persists
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found that trees change their anatomy in response to prolonged drought. JCU's Associate ...
Scientists forecast where is the highly invasive fall armyworm to strike next
Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk if efficient measures are not taken soonCredit: ...
Salk scientist Saket Navlakha receives CAREER Award from NSF
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(January 8, 2019) Salk scientist Saket Navlakha has received a CAREER award from the National Science ...
Ancient gene duplication gave grasses multiple ways to wait out winter
MADISON, Wis. -- If you've ever grown carrots in your garden and puzzled over never once seeing them flower, don't ...
New CRISPR-based technology developed to control pests with precision-guided genetics
CRISPR-based method sterilizes male insects for population suppression of agricultural pests and disease-carrying mosquitoesCredit: Nikolay Kandul, Akbari Lab, UC San ...
Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
Credit: Emmanuel Rezende Naves The chili pepper, from an evolutionary perspective, is the tomato's long-lost spitfire cousin. They split off ...
Eating your veggies, even in space
Researchers are developing the self-contained planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in spaceCredit: Silje Wolff, NTNU Social Research ...
Forest soundscapes monitor conservation efforts inexpensively, effectively
Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according ...
The transgenic key to more productive crops
Transgenic tobacco plants engineered with synthetic metabolic pathways designed to bypass the inefficient and costly side effects of natural photorespiration ...
Could gulls' wings inspire smarter airplane design?
Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions--a relatively simple mechanism that could ...
Is habitat restoration actually killing plants in the California wildlands?
Nursery-grown plants can harbor fungicide-resistant strains of disease-causing pathogensCredit: Matteo Garbelotto, U.C. Berkeley photo In 2014, plant biologists with the ...
