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Posted October 8, 2008:

• Scent On Demand: Scientists Genetically Enhance Scent Of Flowers
• Using Algae To Convert Sunlight Into Biofuel

Posted October 7, 2008:

• Key To Rapid Evolution In Plants: Reproduce Early And Often
• Sequencing Thousand And One Genomes
• Nitrogen Fertilizers Used Off-Season Help Crops Planted Later

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Field Of The Future: Ecological Experiment Simulates Conditions In 2100
• Bring On The Pak Choi: Consumers Interested In Trying More Asian Vegetables
• New Gene Found That Helps Plants Beat The Heat

Posted October 2, 2008:

• DNA Tests Could Help Predict, Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms
• From Mothballs To Mobilization: Taking The Salt Out Of Sea Water
• Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability
• Engineering Aluminum-tolerant Crop Plants: Biochemists Devise Method For Bypassing Toxicity Effects

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Warming Of 4 Degrees Celsius Depressed Plant Growth And Reduced Land Carbon Absorption
• When Leaves Fall, More Is Occurring Than A Change Of Weather

Posted September 28, 2008:

• Mustard Seed Meal Suppresses Weeds In Container-grown Ornamentals
• Consumers Influence Christmas Tree Styles

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Are Fires More Important Than Rain For The Savannah Ecosystem?

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Plants In Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical To Deal With Stress; Discovery May Help Agriculture
• Essential Gene For Forming Ears Of Corn Discovered
• Genome Of One Of World's Most Common And Destructive Plant Parasites Sequenced

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Formula Discovered For Longer Plant Life

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Preventing Forest Fires With Tree Power: Sensor System Runs On Electricity Generated By Trees

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Walnut Trees Emit Aspirin-like Chemical To Deal With Stress
• Project To Turn Plant Cells Into Medical Factories

Posted September 20, 2008:

• Emergence Of Agriculture In Prehistory Took Much Longer, Genetic Evidence Suggests

Posted September 19, 2008:

• Genetically Modified Crops Protect Neighbors From Pests, Study Finds
• Biologists Identify Genes Controlling Rhythmic Plant Growth

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Scientists Behind 'Doomsday Seed Vault' Ready World's Crops For Climate Change
• Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change
• Significant Increase In Alien Plants In Europe Observed

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Giant Grass Offers Clues To Growing Corn In Cooler Climes, Researchers Report

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Photosynthesizing Bacteria With A Day-night Cycle Contain Rare Chromosome

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted September 11, 2008:

• World's First Synthetic Tree: May Lead To Technologies For Heat Transfer, Soil Remediation

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Oil Seed Rape Grown For Biofuel Can Help Clean Up Toxic Soils

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Alpine Fungi Collected In Beartooth Mountains Of Montana

Posted September 7, 2008:

• Plant-parasitic Nematode Genome Sequenced

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Shot In The Arm For Sumatran Elephants And Tigers

Posted September 2, 2008:

• 'Fingerprinting' Helps Make Great Grapes
• Key Discovered To Cold Tolerance In Corn
• Bitter-tasting Nectar And Floral Odors Optimize Outcrossing For Plants

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Nonviable Seeds May Contain Research-Quality DNA

Posted August 26, 2008:

• More Strawberries, More Antioxidant Absorption
• Even Seaweeds Get Sunburned

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Anti-cancer Flower Power: Researchers Combat Cancer With A Jasmine-based Drug
• Tahitian Vanilla Originated In Maya Forests, Says Botanist

Posted August 22, 2008:

• Trees Kill Odors And Other Emissions From Poultry Farms

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