The fungus Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant's root cells. The fungus is almost always ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2019
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Despite the buzz in recent years about other invasive insects that pose an even larger threat to agriculture and trees—such as the spotted lanternfly, the stink bug and the emerald ash borer—Penn State researchers have ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2019
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Satellite imagery of earth's vegetation, measurements of carbon dioxide in the air and computer models all help scientists understand how climate is affecting carbon dynamics and the world's forests. But these technologies ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2019
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Inside the phytotron, rows of white industrial cabinets hide the life expected in a greenhouse. A peek through a square viewing port, however, reveals the green energy growing inside the bright chamber. These specific poplar ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 5, 2018
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In the quest to produce affordable biofuels, poplar trees are one of the Pacific Northwest's best bets—the trees are abundant, fast-growing, adaptable to many terrains and their wood can be transformed into substances used ...
Biotechnology
Nov 16, 2017
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released the largest-ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information useful to plant ...
Biotechnology
Jan 17, 2017
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The race to meet carbon-neutral biofuel targets could put human health and food crop production at risk unless it is carefully planned, according to new research.
Environment
Jul 29, 2015
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Forest scientists at the University of British Columbia believe they've discovered the root cause of a deadly tree fungus: extra genes.
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2015
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Forest geneticists at Oregon State University have created genetically modified poplar trees that grow faster, have resistance to insect pests and are able to retain expression of the inserted genes for at least 14 years, ...
Ecology
Dec 17, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything from extreme temperatures to diseases. But increasing this naturally occurring chemical typically results in stunted plant growth.
Biotechnology
Aug 27, 2013
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