Life Mystery Solved: What Determines the Lifespan of a Tree Leaf?
How long will a leaf live? It’s an economic decision. The leaves of Monkey Puzzle trees have a lifespan of more than 20 years, while…
Plant Science News
Feeding Billions: Researchers Clone Hybrid Rice Strains With 95% Efficiency
An international group of researchers has achieved a 95% success rate in reproducing a commercial hybrid rice variety as a clone through seeds. This breakthrough…
Agriculture Threatens Permanent Loss of Plant Diversity
Even many years after being abandoned, plant diversity of former agricultural sites is still incomplete compared to undisturbed sites. Agriculture is considered a major disturbance…
Shaking Up Our Understanding: Ethereal Variant of Mysterious Plant Is Actually a New Species
It was once thought that green leaves and photosynthesis were essential for plants, however, some plants have evolved to obtain their nutrients from other organisms…
The Hidden Secrets of Flowers – Understanding Floral Evolution
A team of researchers has created 3D models in order to gain a better understanding of the evolution of flowers. A team of researchers from…
Pitch-Perfect: Secrets of World Cup’s Turfgrass May Help Crops Yield More From Less
Experiments show grass’s resilience-building tricks work for corn, too. Grass is famously resilient. But Paspalum vaginatum, a species better known as seashore paspalum, can tolerate…
Increasing Levels of CO2 Results in Less Nutritious Crops
Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops. For years, one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels…
The Urgent Quest To Find Banana’s “Mystery Ancestors”
Scientists are peeling back ancient layers of banana DNA in order to find the “mystery ancestors” before they go extinct. It is believed that humans…
Peculiar Plant Virus Causes Bugs To Live Longer
A soybean virus can actually benefit soybean thrips. According to research from Penn State, most viral infections have a detrimental effect on an organism’s health,…
Accelerating Plant Growth With Film That Converts UV Light to Red Light
Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate the growth of vegetal plants and trees. Scientists…
Increased Crop Yields Could Result From Plant Hormone Breakthrough
Crops often grow under unfavorable conditions. Factors such as disease, extreme temperatures, and salty soils force plants to use energy to respond to the resulting…
Common Weed Discovered To Be a “Super Plant”
The weed could also hold the key to drought-resistant crops. In a world troubled by climate change, a common weed provides crucial hints about how…
“Bioprinting” Plant Cells With 3D Printer To Study Cell Function
New research reveals a reproducible way of studying cellular communication among varied types of plant cells by “bioprinting” these cells via a 3D printer. Learning…
Scientists Discover a Previously Unknown Plant Mechanism – And Its Impact Could Be Enormous
Scientists find that meiotic exit in Arabidopsis is driven by P-body-mediated inhibition of translation A previously unidentified mechanism for reprogramming gene expression during the transition…
Researchers Discover How Plants Reprogram Their Cells To Fight Invaders
Findings could help researchers boost crops’ immune systems without sacrificing yield. In times of war, factories can retool to support the needs of battle. Assembly…
Why Do Plants Grow Towards Light?
An international team is now one step closer to explaining a central observation. Charles Darwin has had a greater influence on science than most. Though…
Scientists Solve “A Mystery Across the Centuries”
Biologists uncover mechanism that shapes centromere distribution. Since the 1800s, scientists have noted the configuration of centromeres, a special chromosomal region that is vital for…
Scientists Have Created Genetically Modified Drought-Resistant Plants
Researchers from Heidelberg University uncover a crucial protein in a mechanism that regulates the life of proteins Proteins serve a variety of purposes in plants…
