plant research
Genetic analysis of eucalyptus yields insight into tree’s potential for fuel, fiber.
Since the first plant genome sequence was obtained for the plant Arabidopsis in 2000, scientists have gene-sequenced everything from cannabis to castor bean.
Researchers use stress to improve quality of fruits and vegetables to combat health issues.
With news reports of toxic cadmium-tainted rice in China, a new study describes a protein that transports metals in Arabidopsis plants and holds promise for developing iron-rich but cadmium-free crops.
Clemson University plant breeders released 21 new crop varieties that can help grow food, fiber and fuel.
Manipulating how plants express their genes holds the promise of higher crop yields and better performance under drought or other environmental stress.
NolR is a master off-switch for the process that converts bacteria from free living to nitrogen-fixing.
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, overturns a long-held theory in plant science. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory who are co-authors on this paper conducted critical radiotracer studies that support the new theory that plant sugars play a dominant role in regulating branching at plant stems. While branching has relevance in agriculture, it is also very important in bioenergy crop production.
Researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences took what some would consider garbage and made a remarkable scientific tool, one that could someday help to correct genetic disorders or treat cancer without chemotherapy’s nasty side effects.
