Posts Tagged ‘plant science’
Weeds grow more resistant to herbicides
PENN STATE (US) — Over-reliance on one type of herbicide for weed control on US farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically resistant weeds, a new study shows. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Feb 2, 2012 16:01 - 0 Comments
Plant enzyme works day and night shifts
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers have discovered a plant enzyme that switches from storing energy during the day to transporting energy in the roots at night. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 26, 2012 13:17 - 0 Comments
Better crops from the roots up
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — By altering root growth, scientists believe they are a step closer to breeding hardier crops that are more adaptable to environmental conditions and better able to fend off parasites. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 17:42 - 0 Comments
Gene discovered in corn ‘feeds the seeds’
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists have discovered a “nourishing gene” that controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 29, 2011 11:05 - 0 Comments
Worm compost keeps seedlings safe
CORNELL (US) — Worm compost is not only an ideal fertilizer, it may also prove to be an organic way to protect seeds from a pathogen that has been a scourge to farmers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 21, 2011 13:32 - 2 Comments
‘Unequivocal’ tree of life for seed plants
NYU (US) — Scientists have plotted the evolutionary relationships of 150 different plant species—the largest ever genome tree for seed plants. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 19, 2011 17:06 - 1 Comment
Warm soil and hormones wake seedlings
U. WARWICK (UK) — Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research has found. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 1, 2011 11:38 - 2 Comments
Climate shifts spell trouble for walnut trees
PURDUE (US) — Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome—possibly fatal—for walnut trees, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2011 10:35 - 0 Comments
Scientists uncover soybeans’ Asian roots
U. TORONTO (CAN) / U. OREGON (US) — New research challenges many of the long-held beliefs about when and where humans first began to domesticate soybeans—and specifically, increase its seed size. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 23, 2011 14:14 - 1 Comment
Give thanks: Sweet potatoes in space
PURDUE (US) — Thanksgiving in space may one day come with all the trimmings, including fresh sweet potatoes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 12:03 - 15 Comments
Flower petals show evolution at cell’s level
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 17, 2011 15:51 - 6 Comments
Custard apple could be top banana
UC DAVIS (US) —What has been called “the most delicious fruit known to man” the cherimoya or custard apple, is tainted by a preponderance of seeds—but plant scientists may have figured out how to get rid of them. (more…)
