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How Trees and Turnips Grow Fatter

January 10, 2019

Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth

Scientists Engineer Shortcut for Photosynthetic Glitch, Boost Crop Growth by 40 Percent

January 4, 2019

Researchers are engineering crops to photosynthesize more efficiently to sustainably increase worldwide food productivity...

New Research Suggests Forests, like Humans, Require a Balanced Diet

December 20, 2018

The world's forests are on a fast food diet of carbon dioxide, which is currently causing them to grow faster

'Rip Van Winkle' Plants Hide Underground for Up to 20 Years

April 20, 2018

The extraordinary behavior is seen in many species of orchid

A Faba Fix for Corn's Nitrogen Need

April 13, 2018

Faba bean cover crop halves added nitrogen requirement

Synchrotron Science Could Give Soybeans a Boost

April 11, 2018

Recent research findings could be used to help develop new treatments to promote crop growth and tackle disease

Ragweed Casts Shade on Soy Production

March 28, 2018

Weed more than nuisance for soybean

Lab-Made Hormone May Reveal Secret Lives of Plants

January 23, 2018

By developing a synthetic version of the plant hormone auxin and an engineered receptor to recognize it, researchers are pois...

Root Discovery May Lead to Crops That Need Less Fertilizer

January 22, 2018

Recent findings have implications for plant breeders and improving crop productivity in nutrient-poor soils

Wheat Gets Boost from Purified Nanotubes

December 7, 2017

Rice University toxicity study shows plant growth enhanced by—but only by—purified nanotubes

How Plant Architectures Mimic Subway Networks

July 27, 2017

Discovery could help direct strategies to increase crop yields or breed plants better adapted to climate change

Scientists Discover Plant "Brain" Controlling Seed Development

June 6, 2017

Work has important implications for understanding how crops and weeds grow

Seed Treatment with Salicylic Acid Helps the Cowpea Deal with Drought

May 11, 2017

An ultimate goal of the research is to expand the area of cultivation for the cowpea, especially to areas with limited water...

Electronics to Control Plant Growth

April 18, 2017

Regulating plant physiology with organic electronics

Mutant Maize Offers Key to Understanding Plant Growth

February 14, 2017

Live cell time-lapse imaging of maize mutant provides crucial details for UC Riverside researchers

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