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Over millions of years, plants and animals have evolved complex immune systems to protect from disease-causing pathogens.

08-23-2019 Plants

Scientists pinpoint a crucial new aspect of plant immune response

Over millions of years, plants and animals have evolved complex...

An international team of researchers is reporting that plants are vanishing at a shocking rate across three biodiversity hotspots in South Africa.

08-22-2019 Plants

Plants are vanishing from biodiversity hotspots at a shocking rate

An international team of researchers led by Stellenbosch University is...

This catalog represents a major step forward in understanding plant biology and has important implications for the improved management of dangerous crop diseases.

08-22-2019 Plants

Inventory of plant defense tools is a major step toward disease-resistant crops

An international team of researchers has taken an inventory of...

A team of scientists has developed a new method which may ultimately make it easier to immunize plants for protection against viruses.

08-21-2019 Plants

A new method for protecting plants from viral infections

A team of scientists led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...

By the time that symptoms of the lethal bacterial infection appear, it is too late to save crops from the lethal damage of citrus greening.

08-19-2019 Plants

Scientists are one step closer to developing treatments for citrus greening

For decades, Professor Sharon Long has studied the symbiotic relationships...

According to a new study, land vegetation has become much less productive over the past two decades due to a lack of water in the atmosphere.

08-19-2019 Environment

A lack of moisture in the air will intensify the effects of climate change

According to a new study from Peking University, land vegetation...

Dr. Maria Ermakova holds a Setaria plant that has been transformed to boost photosynthesis. Triggering production of a specific protein can increase the process plants use to create their own food. (Image credit: Natalia Bateman, ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis)

08-18-2019 Plants

Researchers discover how to boost photosynthesis

An international team of researchers based in Australia have struck...

Colombia has declared a national emergency after a destructive fungus was found in the soil that could ultimately wipe out most large banana farms, leading to major shortages.

08-16-2019 Plants

The world’s most popular banana is now at risk of disappearing

Colombia has declared a national emergency after a destructive fungus...

Researchers from the University of Bristol have found that taking advantage of a plant’s circadian rhythm could help reduce the amount of herbicide needed for spraying crops.

08-16-2019 Plants

A plant’s biological clock could set the time for crop spraying

Like humans, plants run on an internal clock that helps...

Researchers at the University of York have discovered that climate change is disrupting local plant diversity.

08-15-2019 Plants

Local plant diversity has been disrupted by climate change, research shows

Researchers at the University of York have discovered that climate...

Scientists have long speculated that trees and plants will eventually reach a breaking point where they can no longer remove CO2 from the air.

08-12-2019 Environment

How much longer will trees continue to absorb carbon dioxide?

Trees play an important role in keeping the air clean...

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Acaena exigua