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Rice is the only major food crop that can survive flooding, but a new genetic study from UC Riverside may ultimately lead to the creation of additional flood-resistant crops.

09-19-2019 Science

Scientists may have found the key to developing flood-resistant crops

Rice is the only major food crop that can survive...

More than 1,600 scientists have called on Congress to fully fund conservation programs and help solve the growing biodiversity crisis.

09-19-2019 Environment

Why conservation funding is vital to solving the biodiversity crisis

More than 1,600 scientists have called on Congress to fully...

A new study revealed that since their transition onto land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to regulate whether they grow bigger or reproduce.

09-19-2019 Environment

Terrestrial plants may all use the same network to control reproductive timing

Experts have investigated the genetic structure of the liverwort, which...

Deforestation in a Malaysian rainforest. The New York Declaration on Forests was created in 2014 with the goal of forest protection, but five years later no progress has been made.

09-15-2019 Environment

Countries and businesses are missing the target on forest protection

Five years ago, countries and corporations got together to set...

Experts at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden have finally gotten to see a giant agave plant bloom after waiting for 57 years.

09-13-2019 Plants

Rare agave plant finally blossoms after 57 years

Experts at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden have finally gotten...

Plant propagation is the process of replicating plants. Luckily, this can be done without having to part with the original!

09-12-2019 Plants

How to propagate plants from cuttings

One of the easiest ways to share the joys of...

A new study has revealed how climate change may negatively impact soils, posing a threat to water sources and crops.

09-11-2019 Environment

How climate change could negatively impact soil and threaten crops

A new study has revealed how climate change may negatively...

Researchers are racing to find ways to control and manage fall armyworm invasions after the pest has destroyed billions of dollars worth of crops.

09-06-2019 Plants

Armyworms continue their relentless attacks on crops worldwide

The fall armyworm is one of the most destructive pests...

The discovery of a gene in the barley plant could be the key to creating drought resistant crops in the future.

09-04-2019 Plants

Newly discovered barley gene could help cultivate drought resistant crops

The discovery of a gene in the barley plant could...

Researchers have figured out the function of a pair of genes in plants that could aid farmers in phosphate capture and reduce fertilizer pollution in waterways.

09-02-2019 Environment

Plant gene breakthrough can help battle fertilizer pollution in waterways

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) have figured out the...

A new study has investigated the extent to which climate change is impacting the cultivation of bananas in some major exporting countries.

09-02-2019 Environment

Climate change will negatively impact banana crop yields in many countries

Bananas are recognized as being the world's most important fruit...

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