Climate change could increase rice yields
Rice is the most consumed staple food in the world. It is especially common in Asia, where hunger concerns are prevalent.
Environment
Aug 31, 2020
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News tagged with tropical plant
Plant study challenges tropics' reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the tropics. The finding runs counter to a long-held hypothesis that tropical regions, home to the planet's richest ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2020
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Climate change threat to tropical plants
Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change because it is expected to become too hot for many species to germinate in the next 50 years, UNSW researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2020
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A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa 50 million years ago
In the Eocene, some of the world's most important mountain ranges emerged and large climate changes took place that affected the future of the planet. In this era, about 50 million years ago, large groups of mammals and other ...
Ecology
Apr 29, 2020
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Defaunation in rainforests could have more severe consequences than reported
Tropical rainforests are emptying out due to the ongoing extinction of animal species caused by overhunting and forest fragmentation. But not only species as such, also the number of individuals of species living in rainforests ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2020
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Enigmatic small primate finally caught on film in Taita, Kenya
Good news from the Kenyan Taita Hills: the Taita mountain dwarf galago still survives. This was confirmed by researchers working at the University of Helsinki Taita Research Station.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2020
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Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold
Nearly everyone on Earth is familiar with corn. Literally.
Biotechnology
Jan 29, 2020
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Scientists use air-based maps of plant chemistry to improve carbon cycling models in hyperdiverse tropical forests
An international team of scientists led by the University of Arizona used the latest technology in remote sensing to measure plant biodiversity from the Amazon basin to the Andes Mountains in Peru to better understand how ...
Environment
Dec 4, 2019
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A third of Africa's tropical flora threatened with extinction: study
A third of the species of tropical plants in Africa are potentially threatened with extinction, according to a preliminary estimate published Wednesday by the journal Science Advances.
Ecology
Nov 20, 2019
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Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that fruit trees were useful. Climbing a mango tree to pick a fruit was a common thing to do when I was hungry, even though at times there were unintended consequences. My failure to resist ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2019
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