Cereal crops are much more drought-tolerant than other plants. Researchers from Würzburg have now found out why that is so. Their insight could help breed crops that are more resistant to drought.
Biotechnology
Apr 27, 2018
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An annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science mapped an estimated 104,843 acres of underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay in 2017, the highest amount ever recorded and the third ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2018
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Cows burp up more gas than you might think possible when they're digesting grass.
Other
Mar 22, 2018
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The spread of western juniper and invasive grasses are major threats to the health of the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2018
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Seagrasses are the "coastal canaries" of oceans and bays. When these underwater flowering plants are sick or dying, it means the ecosystem is in big trouble – typically due to pollution that reduces water quality. But when ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2018
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A new research article published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzes the positive impact of long-term nutrient reductions on an important and valuable ecosystem in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists ...
Environment
Mar 5, 2018
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On the tail of California's most destructive and expensive year of firefighting ever, it might seem obvious that vegetation removal would reduce the risk of such a year happening again. But scientists from the University ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2018
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Using genetic analyses, Senckenberg scientists have discovered that not all grass snakes retreated to warm southern refugia during the last Central European Ice Age. Together with a colleague from Spain, they offer the first ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2018
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The nation's pollinators are in need of food and housing. Michelle Wisdom is stepping up.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2017
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The economically important big bluestem grass—a dominant prairie grass and a major forage grass for cattle—is predicted to reduce its growth and stature by up to 60 percent percent in the next 75 years because of climate ...
Ecology
Oct 11, 2017
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