Study shines new light on how young tree seedlings develop
The first few weeks of a tree seedling's life can be the most precarious.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2020
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News tagged with seedlings
The restoration of forests with active rapid 'Ohi'a death infections may be possible
For the first time, researchers have shown that native 'ohi'a seedlings can survive for at least a year in areas that have active mortality from Rapid 'ohi'a Death, or ROD, a fungal disease that is devastating to this dominant ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2020
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Hope for baobab on the brink as thousands of trees are planted in Madagascar
Even giant trees begin their life as humble seeds.
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2020
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New insights into regulation of root initiation
When young, dark-grown seedlings of thale cress are given light, they start to form roots from the stem-like part of the plant called the hypocotyl. Abdellah Lakehal used this system to study how the initiation of these adventitious ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2019
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Plants might be helping each other more than thought
Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in harsh environments mature plants help smaller ones—and thrive as a result.
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2019
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A sex-determining gene might help guarantee better papaya production
A gene that dictates which of three sexes a papaya tree will become, before seed germination, could spur a leap in the ultra-nutritious crop's production.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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The sense of water—and nitrogen: Studies uncover genome-wide responses that limit crop growth
A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice—one of the world's most important staple crops—senses and responds to combinations of water and nutrients. Its findings, published in the journal ...
Biotechnology
Mar 26, 2019
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Increasingly warm winters may reduce the survival of forest tree seedlings
The future climate is expected to be warmer and rainfall is expected to be higher than at present, particularly during the winter. This will increase warm periods and rainfall during the winter, which may lead to a thinner ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2019
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Large and branched root systems can speed up growth of spruces
The growth rate of trees varies: some trees grow slower and others faster by nature. The amount of nutrients and water a tree receives depends on its root system and the symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi growing in the root system. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 5, 2019
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Stowaway fungi hitch a ride with birds to be with their plant partners
For the first time, scientists have shown that fungal hitchhikers use birds to colonize new territories with their plant partners. In a New Phytologist study, the researchers provide the first evidence that birds don't just ...
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2019
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