News tagged with plant hormone ethylene

Is it ripe? Carbon nanotube-based ethylene sensor establishes fruit ripeness

(Phys.org) -- The term ethylene (ethene) generally brings to mind polyethylene plastics, not fruit. However, ethylene is more than just a feedstock for chemical industry, it is also the smallest plant hormone, ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop high-yield deep water rice

(AP) -- A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3




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Comparing apples and oranges

Every year, U.S. supermarkets lose roughly 10 percent of their fruits and vegetables to spoilage, according to the Department of Agriculture. To help combat those losses, MIT chemistry professor Timothy Swager and his students ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Findings on biochar, greenhouse gas emissions and ethylene

Adding a charred biomass material called biochar to glacial soils can help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Drought tolerance in crops: Shutting down the plant's growth inhibition under mild stress

VIB/UGent researchers have unveiled a mechanism that can be used to develop crop varieties resistant to mild droughts. For years, improving drought tolerance has been a major aim of academic and industrial research, thereby ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In time for spring, biologist illuminates how seedlings regulate growth

With seedlings and shoots still poking their leafy tops out of the soil, it's hard to read the newly published research of Brown University biologist Alison DeLong without musing that it provides a deeper understanding of ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rose fragrance no influence on vase life, researchers find

Connoisseurs of cut roses often believe that the most fragrant blossoms are also the quickest to wilt, but a new University of Florida study disproves that notion and indicates breeders can develop varieties that smell great ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover a way to delay Christmas tree needle loss

Researchers at Universite Laval, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Agricultural College, have discovered what causes Christmas tree needles to drop off, and how to double the lifespan of Christmas trees in homes. The authors ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel Chemistry for Ethylene and Tin

(PhysOrg.com) -- New work by chemists at UC Davis shows that ethylene, a gas that is important both as a hormone that controls fruit ripening and as a raw material in industrial chemistry, can bind reversibly to tin atoms. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Plants choose ammunition carefully

Plants are anything but as defenceless as they might seem. Various plant hormones work together to specifically fend off attacks. Dutch researcher Antonio Leon-Reyes has now shown how these hormones cooperate. By 'consulting' ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Why fruits ripen and flowers die: Scientists discover how key plant hormone is triggered

Best known for its effects on fruit ripening and flower fading, the gaseous plant hormone ethylene shortens the shelf life of many fruits and plants by putting their physiology on fast-forward. In recent years, ...

Biology /

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Probing Question: Does talking to plants help them grow?

In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting "I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond."

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created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (31) | comments 1


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