Image of fruit belonging to Palaeophytocrene chicoensis. The Sierra College Museum of Natural History is the permanent repository for this fossil. Credit: Brian Atkinson An…
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have recorded and analyzed ultrasonic sounds emitted by plants for the first time. The study found that plants emit specific…
Ants are one of the most prevalent insects on Earth, with over 14,000 species and an estimated population of over four quadrillion. In a recent…
An international panel of scientists has identified 100 important questions facing plant science in order to tackle global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity crises,…
New research published in the journal New Phytologist suggests that blocking a negative regulator gene called RRS1 (Robust Root System 1) can enhance root growth…
Section of a seed of Arabidopsis thaliana, a model organism widely used in plant sciences. Credit: UNIGE / Sylvain Loubéry Researchers have discovered the mechanisms…
As the moniker fairy lantern denotes, it looks like a tiny lantern that illuminates the dark forest floor. Credit: Kenji Suetsugu Green leaves and the…
Green lines with dots show a pure culture of Medakamo hakoo streaked onto an agar medium. Study co-author Emeritus Professor Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa first discovered the…
The new approach could enable seed companies to quickly and extensively produce hybrid seeds, as well as providing farmers with seeds that can be saved…
A new study of seashore paspalum, the type of grass used for the 2022 World Cup, may soon assist another goal: growing crops that yield…
Elevated levels of CO2 make it difficult for plants to obtain the minerals necessary to grow and provide nutritious food. Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral…
The scientists believe there are at least three wild ‘mystery ancestors’. Scientists are peeling back ancient layers of banana DNA in order to find the…
Soybean vein necrosis disease symptoms on soybean infected with soybean thrips fed on soybean vein necrosis-associated virus-infected material. A and D: Vein clearing in early…
Japanese larch tree seedlings were grown without (left) and with (right) the use of a wavelength converting material (WCM) sheet. Credit: Sunao Shoji et al.…
PSY receptor mutant (right) and wild type (left). PSY receptor mutant is less stress tolerant, but its growth is facilitated. Credit: Dr. Yoshikatsu Matsubayashi Crops…
Scientists may come up with new strategies to engineer crops like corn to help endure prolonged drought by better understanding the novel plant metabolic pathway…
Using a 3D printer to “bioprint” plant cells provides a reproducible way of studying cellular communication. New research reveals a reproducible way of studying cellular…
The discovery might pave the way for the development of more sustainable crops that can withstand tougher environmental conditions. Scientists find that meiotic exit in…
The ability of a plant to re-direct the development of its shoots in the direction of a light source is known as phototropism. An international…
The upper panel shows non-Rabl configuration. Centromeres in magenta dispersed in nuclei in green. The lower panel shows Rabl configuration. Centromeres unevenly distributed in nuclei.…