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Home Energy Savings Are Made In The Shade
May 13, 2009 — Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of California ... > full story -
Why Some Newly Planted Trees Die: Stresses During Handling And Transport Affect Tree Health, Survival
May 8, 2009 — Consider the cumulative stresses that transplanted trees must endure from the time they are harvested until they become established in a landscape. Multiple stress factors can mean the difference ... > full story -
Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option
May 7, 2009 — Dairy cows that produce USDA-certified organic milk also produce manure that may gradually replenish soil nutrients and potentially reduce the flow of agricultural pollutants to nearby water sources, ... > full story -
Why Invasive Plants Take Over
May 4, 2009 — New research shows that two key causes of plant invasion -- escape from natural enemies, and increases in plant resources -- act in concert. This result helps to explain the dramatic invasions by ... > full story -
New Technique For Modifying Plant Genes Developed
May 4, 2009 — Researchers have used a genome engineering tool they developed to make a model crop plant herbicide-resistant without significant changes to its DNA. The new tool could help provide sustainable food, ... > full story -
Date Palm Genome Drafted
May 2, 2009 — Researchers have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic ... > full story -
Gene Altering Chemicals Found In Forest Fire Smoke
May 2, 2009 — Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest that smoldering fires may produce more ... > full story -
New Southern California Beetle Killing Oaks
May 2, 2009 — US Forest Service scientists have completed a study on a beetle that was first detected in California in 2004, but has now attacked 67 percent of the oak trees in an area 30 miles east of San ... > full story -
Photoselective Film Proves Effective For Controlling Height In Potted Gardenia Plants
May 2, 2009 — A study determined that the use of photoselective plastic films for the production of potted compact gardenia plants can contribute to the reduction of chemical ... > full story -
When Industrious Ants Go Too Far
May 1, 2009 — Nature is full of mutually beneficial arrangements between organisms -- like the relationship between flowering plants and their bee pollinators. But sometimes these blissful relationships have a ... > full story -
Why Fertilization Results In Loss Of Plant Biodiversity
May 1, 2009 — Fertilized grasslands are more productive but poorer in species. Researchers have now identified the mechanisms that lead to loss of biodiversity through fertilization. The new results show that ... > full story -
Key Gene Allows Plants To Survive Drought
May 1, 2009 — Scientists have identified a key gene that allows plants to defend themselves against environmental stresses like drought, freezing and ... > full story
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