News tagged with common weed

Common weed could provide clues on aging and cancer

A common weed and human cancer cells could provide some very uncommon details about DNA structure and its relationship with telomeres and how they affect cellular aging and cancer, according to a team led by scientists from ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Ancient plant-fungal partnerships reveal how the world became green

Prehistoric plants grown in state-of-the-art growth chambers recreating environmental conditions from more than 400 million years ago have shown scientists from the University of Sheffield how soil dwelling fungi played a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Pesticide expert warns that lingering herbicides can contaminate gardens, ornamental plants

Herbicides can linger in grass clippings, compost and manure, so Montanans should be sure to read product labels to keep from contaminating gardens and ornamental plants, says Montana State University Pesticide Education ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bioluminescent technology for easy tracking of GMO

It is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biotechnology shows ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In search of the 'lost ladybug'

Leah Tyrrell wants to make something clear: She does not wear ladybug sweatshirts. She does not carry her belongings in ladybug bags, shelter from the rain beneath a ladybug-shaped umbrella, or take notes with pens decorated ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms

(Phys.org) -- The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commonly used herbicides seen as threat to endangered butterflies

A Washington State University toxicologist has found that three commonly used herbicides can dramatically reduce butterfly populations.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Farm 'weeds' have crucial role in sustainable agriculture

Plants often regarded as common weeds such as thistles, buttercups and clover could be critical in safe guarding fragile food webs on UK farms according to Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Seeding strategies help Rangelands recover from fire

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are making sure that money spent on sustaining and repairing arid rangeland ecosystems is spent on programs that work.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A quarter of a century of sweet corn observations

For more than a quarter of a century, Jerald "Snook" Pataky's research in the University of Illinois Sweet Corn Hybrid Disease Nursery has been helping growers make important decisions to increase their profitability.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Spring's rising soil temperatures see hormones wake seeds from their winter slumber

Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research by the University of Warwick has found.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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