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Silicon's Effect On Sunflowers Studied
As the popularity of
sunflowers grows among
commercial growers and
everyday gardeners,
scientists are looking for
new supplements and growing
methods to enhance
... > full story
Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America
Nearly 35% of all amphibians
are now threatened of
extinction raising them to
the position of the most
endangered group of animals
... > full story
Seed Dispersal In Mauritius -- Dead As A Dodo?
Walking through the last
rainforests on the volcanic
island of Mauritius, located
some 800 km east of
Madagascar, one is
surrounded by ghosts. Since
... > full story
Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty
Beginning this crop season,
farmers will be able to
receive text messages on
their cell phones from their
plants saying whether they
are thirsty or not. Accent
Engineering, Inc., of
... > full story
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Tomato Stands Firm In Face Of Fungus
May 8, 2008 — Scientists have discovered how to keep one's tomatoes from wilting -- the answer lies at the molecular level. Farmers and fellow agriculturalists are continuously battling the ability of plant ... > full story -
Rice Plants That Resist Uptake Of Arsenic Could Ease Shortage
May 7, 2008 — Genetically engineered rice plants that resist the uptake of toxic metals could boost production and ease the shortage of this staple crop in Asia, India and Bangladesh, where irrigation with ... > full story -
Understanding Plants' Coping Skills May Yield Tougher Plant Varieties
May 6, 2008 — It's a familiar notion that an individual might interpret and respond to stressful events in a unique way based on previous experience and genetic predispositions. A new study by researchers at the ... > full story -
New Reason For Bee Hive Collapse: Ecologists Tease Out Private Lives Of Plants And Their Pollinators
May 6, 2008 — The quality of pollen a plant produces is closely tied to its sexual habits, ecologists have discovered. As well as helping explain the evolution of such intimate relationships between plants and ... > full story -
Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants As Well As People
May 5, 2008 — Nitric oxide has emerged as an important signaling molecule in plants as in mammals, including people. In studies of a tropical medicinal herb as a model plant, researchers have found that nitric ... > full story -
Global Warming Linked To Caribou-calf Mortality
May 2, 2008 — Fewer caribou calves are being born -- and more of them are dying -- in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate. The researchers believe that caribou may serve as an indicator species for ... > full story -
Woody And Aquatic Plants Pose Greatest Invasive Threat To China
May 2, 2008 — The relatively recent expansion of China's overseas trade probably accounts for China's being less invaded than the United States by alien plants, but the potential for invasion of China by shrubs, ... > full story -
Boost For 'Green Plastics' From Plants
April 30, 2008 — Australian researchers are a step closer to turning plants into 'biofactories' capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of ... > full story -
Nitric Oxide Regulates Plants As Well As People
April 29, 2008 — Nitric oxide has emerged as an important signaling molecule in plants -- as in mammals, including people. In studies of a tropical medicinal herb as a model plant, researchers have found that nitric ... > full story -
Tropical Reforestation Aided By Bats
April 28, 2008 — German scientists are engaging bats to kick-start natural reforestation in the tropics by installing artificial bat roosts in deforested areas. The researchers report that the deployment of ... > full story
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