Discovery of 385-Million-Year-Old Forest Reveals Modern Trees Emerged Earlier Than Believed
A research team led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has uncovered evidence that the transition toward forests as we know…
Plant Science
Chinese Plant Biodiversity at Risk Due to Human Activity
With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their range. Is there a general rule to identify…
Many New Diseases Developed in Bagged Salads Sector – Here’s Why
Ready-to-eat salads, also known as fresh-cut or bagged salads, have steadily gained popularity since their introduction in Europe in the early 1980s. This popularity is…
New Water Mold Threatening Christmas Trees Discovered by Scientists Accidentally
Grown as Christmas trees, Fraser firs are highly prized for their rich color and pleasant scent as well as their ability to hold their needles….
Biologists Discover That Flower Shapes Evolve to Adapt to Their Pollinators
Modularity Facilitates Rapid Adaptation of Single Floral Organs to Different Pollinators The first flowering plants originated more than 140 million years ago in the early…
Researchers Decoded How Bacteria Prime Important Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus
Anthracnose Alert: How Bacteria Prime Fifth-Biggest Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide….
71 New Species From 2019 Described by Scientists: From Geckos to Goblin Spiders
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences Describe 71 New Species in 2019 From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants—spanning five continents…
Uniting Irrigation Science and Agronomy: Water Management Grows Farm Profits
A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates…
Greater Evolutionary Diversity in Amazon Is Associated With More Forest Productivity
An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for the first time that Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary diversity…
Researchers Discover Nature’s Backup Plan for Converting Nitrogen Into Plant Nutrients
Although nitrogen is essential for all living organisms — it makes up 3% of the human body — and comprises 78% of Earth’s atmosphere, it’s…
Nearly 40% of Global Species Are Very Rare, at Risk for Extinction From Climate Change
New University of Arizona research investigates what proportion of the world’s land plants are exceedingly rare, where they’re found and how location might put them…
Recently Discovered Parasitic Wasp Is Enemy of Serious Alien Pest in North America
While a mention of the British movie and music star is missing in its description, the species — named Idris elba — might prove to…
Scientists Surprised: Trees Are Sources of the Greenhouse Gas Nitrous Oxide
A recently published study, completed by researchers from the University of Helsinki together with Dr Katerina Machacova, a visiting scholar, demonstrates that boreal forests of…
Plants and Fungi Together Could Slow Climate Change by Removing CO2 From the Atmosphere
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these…
Mapping Millet Genetics to Enable Better Varieties for Farmers in Developing Countries
In the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa, conditions can be difficult for crops. Plants need to have short growing seasons, survive on poor soils…
Meet the “Extinct Species” That Was Just Rediscovered After 200 Years
Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years. Last seen in 1804, psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez, a Ph.D….
Study Finds Reasons for Plant Extinction Vary Across the World and Over Time
A team of Russian researchers from Tyumen State University together with foreign colleagues studied the cases of plant extinction in world biodiversity hotspots and coldspots….
The Most Potent Cannabis Flowers Revealed by Advanced Microscopy
The frostier the marijuana flower, the more potent the cannabis: Advanced microscopy reveals internal structures of cannabis biochemical factories. Cannabis flowers with the most mushroom-shaped…
