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Seeing the forest through the trees

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researcher Brian Enquist and his colleagues have discovered the secret of patterns within individual trees that can be used to describe the structure and functioning ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Danger lurks underground for oak seedlings

Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Global warming threatens France's precious truffle

Truffle farmers have never had to worry about demand. It is the supply side that is worrying, with global warming an ever more present threats to their success.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

New avocado rootstocks are high-performing and disease-tolerant

Avocado, a significant fruit crop grown in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, is threatened by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), a disease that has already eliminated commercial avocado production ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is root grafting a positive, cooperative behavior in trees?

Trees are often viewed as individuals that compete with one another for access to limited resources. But could trees in stressed environments actually benefit from positive, facultative interactions? The ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Team sequencing 1,000 fungal genomes

A 79-year-old collection of fungal cultures and the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station are part of a team that will sequence 1,000 fungal genomes in the next 5 years.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tall fescue helps protect peach trees from nematodes

Planting tall fescue grass as a ground cover in peach orchards helps protect peach trees from nematodes that attack tree roots, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planting depth's effect on container-grown trees

Many landscape trees are started in-ground, then sold as bare-root ''liners'' to producers who plant them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind damage and to facilitate transport from potting areas ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tree survival skills: Stresses during handling and transport affect tree health

Consider the cumulative stresses that transplanted trees must endure from the time they are harvested until they become established in a landscape. Multiple stress factors can mean the difference between survival and death ...

Biology / Other

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems

Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0