Scientists develop a method to allow trees to flower in mere months
Normal breeding experiments can take years to come to fruition
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News tagged with flowering time
Plants use their epigenetic memories to adapt to climate change, scientists say
Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. A paper publishing in the journal Trends in Plant Science on November 17 details how plants are rapidly ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2022
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Unveiling the mechanism by which light regulates rice flowering time
Light affects most organisms. In plants, many behaviors and functions are determined by the length of light and dark cycles, including flowering. In the most recent publication of The Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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How glyphosate affects brood care in bumblebees
Bumblebee colonies exposed to glyphosate are significantly affected in times of resource scarcity. Dr. Anja Weidenmüller, biologist at the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2022
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The flower clock: How a small protein helps flowers to develop right and on time
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Nanjing University have found that KNUCKLES (KNU), a small multi-functional protein, helps flowers to complete their development correctly and in a timely way. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 30, 2021
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Stealing information from host plants: How the parasitic dodder plant flowers
About 4,000 to 5,000 parasitic plant species exist. Among these, dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) are distributed worldwide. Compared with normal autotrophic plants, they have a unique morphology—they are rootless and ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2020
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Native plant species may be at greater risk from climate change than non-natives
As spring advances across the Midwest, a new study looking at blooming flowers suggests that non-native plants might outlast native plants in the region due to climate change.
Ecology
May 31, 2019
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Maize study finds genes that help crops adapt to change
Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments.
Biotechnology
Feb 15, 2017
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How plants decide that it is time to flower
When spring is approaching, how do plants decide that it is time to flower? A team of plant scientists led by KWAK June M. at the Center for Plant Aging Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) unravelled a ...
Biotechnology
Dec 19, 2016
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Ancient gene network helps plants adapt to their environments
The only constant is change. In evolution, there are, however, some exceptions. While the enormous diversity of life suggests that organisms are constantly being refitted with new or modified parts, many of the tools used ...
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2016
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