Scientists Discover Protein in Fungus That Allows It To Bypass Plant Defenses
A protein that permits the fungus that causes white mold stem rot in over 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by…
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Lost South American Wildflower “Extinctus” Not Extinct After All – “Was It Really That Easy?”
Scientific names get chosen for lots of reasons — they can honor an important person, or hint at what an organism looks like or where…
Invasive Insects Will Kill 1.4 Million US Street Trees Over the Next 30 Years, Costing Over $900 Million
A new study by researchers from McGill University, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, and North Carolina State University estimates that over the next…
How Plants Activate Their Immune System Against Dangerous Pathogens in Rain
While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. So how do plants…
“Hotter-Drought Fingerprint” – Can Earth’s Forests Survive Global Warming?
Global team of scientists determine ‘fingerprint’ for how much heat, drought is too much for forests. The authors conclude that limiting Earth’s warming will determine…
For Plant Geneticists Looking To Improve Crop Yields, Some Genes Are Double the Trouble
When plant geneticists find a gene that improves crop yields, they want to try to insert that same change into other crops. But Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory…
Genome Reconstruction Opens Door to Transformation of Potato Breeding
The potato is becoming more and more integral to diets worldwide including even Asian countries like China where rice is the traditional staple food. Building…
Bioactive Nanocarrier Spray: Better Crops Without Genetic Modification
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special…
New Research Reveals What Plants Need To Withstand Drought
Rising temperatures affect the plants that agriculture — and we —depend on. New research sheds light on how plants resist drought. All life forms have…
How Plants Evolved To Colonize Land Over 500 Million Years Ago
Scientists analyzing one of the largest genomic datasets of plants have discovered how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control water…
Stanford Researchers Identify Dangerous “Double-Hazard” Zones for Wildfire in the West
Communities within the West’s wildland-urban interface are booming in the very places where ecosystems are most sensitive to drought, posing increasing wildfire risks in an…
Plants in the UK Flowering a Month Earlier Due to Climate Change
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture, and gardeners….
Huge New Study Estimates There Are 9,200 Tree Species on Earth Yet To Be Discovered
Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be 14% higher than currently known, with some 9,200 species yet to be discovered. A new study involving…
Pathogen Evolution: New Structure Prediction Model Mapped 500 Previously Unsolved Proteins
Recently published work by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, lays the foundation for new ways of thinking about pathogen evolution. “Our research highlights…
Gecko-Approved: Copycat Red Nectar Shows Promise as a Natural Colorant
Sustainable, natural dye could solve a challenge for the food and textile industries. Plants that secrete colored nectars are part of an exclusive club. To…
Dry Rice: Cracking the Core Physiological and Molecular Traits of Drought-Tolerant Rice
Study links gene expression patterns to traits that improve drought tolerance in rice plants. For many smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia, rice is…
Why Lost Birds and Mammals Spell Doom for Some Plants
Animal-dispersed plants’ ability to keep pace with climate change reduced by 60%. In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers have gauged how…
DNA Mutations Are Not Random: New Research Radically Changes Our Understanding of Evolution
Findings could lead to advances in plant breeding, human genetics. A simple roadside weed may hold the key to understanding and predicting DNA mutation, according…
