New model is a leap forward in understanding plant organ growth
Cells are the building blocks of life that grow and divide to create all living things.
Plants & Animals
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Scientists identify protein that controls leaf growth and shape
In autumn, it is not only the colours that catch the eye, but also the different sizes and shapes of leaves. But what makes leaves of different plants differ so much in their shapes? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute ...
Biotechnology
Oct 26, 2018
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3-D imaging opens a door to fascinating leaf complexity
The field of plant science is in the process of being profoundly transformed by new imaging and modelling technologies. These tools are allowing scientists to peer inside the leaf with a clarity and resolution inconceivable ...
Biotechnology
Oct 16, 2018
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Research improves real-time visualization of trees in 3-D videogames
The work developed in the Interactive Visualization Centre provides faster and more efficient vegetation design systems.
Computer Sciences
Sep 21, 2018
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Leaves possess a molecular compass
Leaves provide us with food, forest canopies and football fields. Every leaf grows from only a few cells.
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2018
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Post-emergent herbicide timing key in corn production
Weed control in corn is important to profitability, but producers need to be aware of herbicide application timing, said Dr. Jourdan Bell, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist in Amarillo.
Biotechnology
Jun 7, 2018
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Why cereal crops are better
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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Study shows gully wildlife refuges have high bushfire risk
The first evidence showing important landscape differences in the flammability of plant leaves, as fuels available for bushfires, indicates that gully plant communities are likely to be at increased risk under climate change ...
Ecology
Feb 20, 2018
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New study shows how ant colonies behave differently in different environments
A new paper published in Behavioral Ecology finds that some ant colonies defend more gallantly than others, revealing that colonies themselves may have personalities. Trees that have more active, aggressive colonies have ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2017
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Beetles' bright colors used for camouflage instead of warning off predators
Yale-NUS College Postdoctoral Fellow Eunice Tan has discovered that the bright colour patterns of beetles are not a warning signal to predators as previously believed, but actually a form of camouflage, turning an old assumption ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2017
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