Dense rainforests, maple-blanketed mountains and sweeping coniferous forests demonstrate the growth and proliferation of trees adapted to specific conditions. The
Category: plants
Getting to the root of plant simulations
New dynamic model better portrays how plant roots forage and adapt to resource fluctuation. If you’ve ever tended a garden
Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits
Weedy rice is neither wild rice nor crop rice, but rice gone rogue that has shed some traits important to
‘Electron Shuttle’ Protein Plays Key Role in Plant Cell-Wall Construction
Controlling the flow of electrons by targeting shuttle proteins could be a new strategy for guiding plants to make desired
‘Specialized’ Microbes Within Plant Species Promote Diversity, Study Finds
It’s widely accepted within agriculture that maintaining genetic diversity is important. In areas where crop plants are more diverse, pathogens
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
Inserting or tweaking genes in plants is more art than science, but a new technique developed by University of California,
Research Brief: New plant genome cloning method promises to bust rust, other diseases in wheat
A new method for discovering and cloning genes could accelerate the development of rust resistance in wheat and other crops.
Tree of life: Poplar studies yield human cancer insights
While studying the genes in poplar trees that control callus formation, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National
Nickel and died: Earth’s largest extinction likely took plants first
About 252 million years ago, with the planet’s continental crust mashed into the supercontinent called Pangaea, volcanoes in modern-day Siberia
Old plants flower in winter cold
Many plants flower in spring after exposure to winter cold. However, often young plants are insensitive to the cold, and
