The move from a "traditional" to a "phylogenetic" classification of grasses (Poaceae) has resulted in 10% of species having their scientific name changed.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, indepe ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 15, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

The need to conserve water played a vital role in driving plants to evolve a specialised form of photosynthesis, scientists have shown.

Biology - Evolution

Feb 03, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

If you eat bread stuffing or grain-fed turkey this Thanksgiving, give thanks to the grasses — a family of plants that includes wheat, oats, corn and rice. Some grasses, such as corn and sugar cane, have ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 23, 2011 not rated yet 0

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but it would no longer be a rose. If a grass is booted out of the grass family, where does it go?

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 27, 2010 3.5 / 5 (2) 0