The destructive alfalfa snout beetle (ASB) is under seige on northern New York farms, thanks to field research led by Cornell scientists. Their strategy includes using ASB-resistant varieties of alfalfa and biological control ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Forest Service scientists have found that prescribed fires with the heat insulation of leaf litter and soil can help restore oak ecosystems.
Environment
Jul 18, 2012
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Exposing seedlings to ethylene in darkness increases size and vigor, in a finding with implications for agriculture. Farmers have worked to increase crop yields for millennia, and the quest remains urgent as the human population ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2023
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An important mechanism promoting species coexistence is conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD), which inhibits conspecific neighbors by accumulating host-specific enemies near adult trees and thus promoting species ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2022
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Gardeners have puzzled for years as to why some seedlings are more commonly eaten by slugs and snails—and new research suggests it may be down to the smells produced by young seedlings in the early stages of their development.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2018
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Worldwide, drought conditions, extreme temperatures, and high soil saline content all have negative effects on tomato crops. These natural processes reduce soil nutrient content and lifespan, result in reduced plant growth ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2014
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In horticultural production, growers often depend on systems that use artificial light to produce high-quality transplants. Although the systems are efficient, fluorescent lamps can produce plants with shorter shoots than ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2011
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Tadpole shrimp are pests of rice production systems in California and have recently been found impacting Missouri and Arkansas rice fields. The shrimp feed on rice seedlings and uproot them during foraging, and their foraging ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2012
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Seagrasses are submerged marine angiosperms, which play key ecological roles in coastal ecosystems. The seagrass Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) is a marine foundation species and is the most widespread seagrass species throughout ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2022
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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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