News tagged with freeze tolerance

Researchers discover novel mechanism protecting plants against freezing

New ground broken by Michigan State University biochemists helps explain how plants protect themselves from freezing temperatures and could lead to discoveries related to plant tolerance for drought and other ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify a process that regulates seed germination

Purdue University researchers have determined a process that regulates activity of genes that control seed germination and seedling development.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Flowering and freezing tolerance linked in wheat, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by UC Davis wheat geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky and his colleagues could lead to new strategies for improving freezing tolerance in wheat, which provides more than one-fifth of the calories consumed ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0