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Posted February 13, 2012:

• Plants Use Circadian Rhythms to Prepare for Battle With Insects

Posted February 10, 2012:

• Grass to Gas: Genome Map Speeds Biofuel Development

Posted February 9, 2012:

• An Economic Analysis of Emerald Ash Borer Management Options
• Ultraviolet Protection Molecule in Plants Yields Its Secrets
• Integrated Weed Management Best Response to Herbicide Resistance
• Fuel from Market Waste

Posted February 8, 2012:

• The Genetics of Rice Metabolism

Posted February 7, 2012:

• New Stinky Flower: Our Amorphophallus Is Smaller, but It Stinks Like Its Big Cousin

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Why Common Tree Is Toxic to Snowshoe Hares
• New Species of Bamboo-Feeding Plant Lice Found in Costa Rica

Posted February 5, 2012:

• Tree Rings May Underestimate Climate Response to Volcanic Eruptions
• Steroids Control Gas Exchange in Plants

Posted February 2, 2012:

• 'Yellow Biotechnology': Using Plants to Silence Insect Genes in a High-Throughput Manner

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Prolific Plant Hunters Provide Insight in Strategy for Collecting Undiscovered Plant Species
• Bacterial Plasmids -- The Freeloading and the Heavy-Lifters -- Balance the High Price of Disease
• Genetic Information Migrates from Plant to Plant

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Botany: Moonlighting Enzyme Works Double Shift 24/7

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Making Poisonous Plants and Seeds Safe and Palatable: Canola Now, Cannabis Next?

Posted January 26, 2012:

• For the Birds: Winged Predators Seek Certain Trees When Foraging for Caterpillars
• Microbubbles Provide New Boost for Biofuel Production

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Barley Adapts to Climate Change

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Wasp Found in Upstate New York Shows Up in Southern California
• Improving Crops from the Roots Up

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Molecular Structure and Function of Essential Plant Hormone Could Profoundly Change Our Understanding of a Key Cell Process
• Study Shines Light on Ways to Cut Costs for Greenhouse Growers
• Corn: Sweeten Up Your Profits With the Right Hybrid

Posted January 19, 2012:

• 'Rules' May Govern Genome Evolution in Young Plant Species

Posted January 18, 2012:

• 'Miracle Tree' Substance Produces Clean Drinking Water Inexpensively and Sustainably

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Arctic Plants Face an Uncertain Future

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Grain Crops With Lower Carotene Levels Are Less Affected by Parasitic Plants

Posted January 15, 2012:

• Good Parents Are Predictable, at Least When It Comes to Corn

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Discovery of Plant 'Nourishing Gene' Brings Hope for Increased Crop Seed Yield and Food Security

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Diverse Ecosystems Are Crucial Climate Change Buffer
• Honeybee Deaths Linked to Seed Insecticide Exposure

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Lake Erie Algae and Ice Make a Nice Mix in Winter
• New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
• Algae for Your Fuel Tank
• Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds

Posted January 8, 2012:

• European Mountain Vegetation Shows Effects of Warmer Climate

Posted January 7, 2012:

• Newly Formed Plants Could Lead to Improved Crop Fertility

Posted January 6, 2012:

• A New Wild Ginger Discovered from the Evergreen Forest of Western Ghats of South India

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Scientists Find Structure of Gene-Editing Protein

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive Species
• Early Land Plants: Early Adopters

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Jeanne Baret, Botanist and First Female Circumnavigator, Finally Commemorated in Name of New Species

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Frogs Use Calls to Find Mates With Matching Chromosomes; Tree Frogs That Look Similar Hear Chromosome Difference in Calls
• Molecular 'Maturation Clock' Modulates Branching Architecture in Tomato Plants

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Ave Atque Vale: Botany Bids 'Hail and Farewell' to Latin-Only Descriptions in 2012

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