News tagged with rose
Rose torture: severe heat in Texas yields better varieties for research
At least one person admits that the extreme heat in Texas this year was beneficial.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Roses get celery gene to help fight disease
A rose by any other name would smell ... like celery?
Feb 10, 2011 |
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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 ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Roses not only beautiful, but healing
A rose not just romances, it heals.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Detergent keeps pathogen from destroying roses
A major pathogen in roses, the mold Botrytis cinerea, can be easily kept at bay with a dash of chlorine. Dutch researchers discovered this by chance.
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Blue roses to debut in Japan
Which colour would you like your roses? Red, white, yellow... or perhaps blue?
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Cheap love costs the Earth
Ecology and conservation biologist at the University of Leicester, Dr David Harper, who has conducted research for over 25 years at Lake Naivasha in Kenya, today warned that cut-price Valentine roses exported for sale in ...
Feb 13, 2009 |
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A case of mistaken dino-identity
The official State Dinosaur of Texas is up for a new name, based on Southern Methodist University research that proved the titleholder has been misidentified.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Plant gene replacement results in the world's only blue rose
Australian and Japanese researchers have demonstrated the application of RNAi technology for gene replacement in plants, developing the world's only blue rose.
Apr 04, 2005 |
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