The intensity of summer algal blooms has increased over the past three decades, according to a first-ever global survey of dozens of large, freshwater lakes.
Isabel04/11/2019
Leaves display a remarkable range of forms from flat sheets with simple outlines to the cup-shaped traps found in carnivorous plants. A general question in developmental and evolutionary biology is how tissues shape themselves to create the diversity of forms…
Isabel01/11/2019
Hybrid plants - those produced by crossing two different types of parents - often die in conditions in which both parents would survive. It's called hybrid lethality.
Isabel31/10/2019
An international team of scientists has developed a new approach that enables researchers to more efficiently identify the genes that control plant traits. This method will enable plant breeders and scientists to develop more affordable, desirable, and sustainable plant varieties.
Isabel30/10/2019
Scientists have long known that nodulation is important to plant health. Nodulation occurs when nodules, which form on the roots of plants (primarily legumes), form a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria that deliver nutrients to the plant. This process is…
Isabel29/10/2019