Endangered Plants Archives • Earth.com

Endangered Plants Archives • Earth.com

Last update: January 22nd, 2021 at 6:00 am

acaena exigua

acaena exigua

Endangered

12-22-2016

Acaena exigua

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Houseplants boosted psychological well-being during COVID-19 lockdown

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Late rainy season signals upcoming food insecurity

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New heat treatment kills pathogens without harming plants

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Oolong tea burns fat while you sleep

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Scientists identify a compound that protects cacao trees from disease

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The ability of a species to resist nonadapted pathogens, also known as nonhost resistance, is an important plant defense strategy that remains elusive.

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How do plants develop resistance to potentially deadly pathogens?

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Bacteria work better together to improve crops

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Researchers at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research have conducted the most comprehensive assessment of plants in Germany that has ever been carried out.

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Plant diversity is declining at a steady rate across Germany

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When the dinosaurs vanished, forests expanded and thrived

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