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03-28-2024
Plants have an astonishing biochemical communication network
Researchers at Purdue University have made significant strides in understanding plant communication through chemical signals, revealing their intricate language. Plants, incapable of movement, have evolved unique mechanisms for survival and communication, particularly through Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). These compounds serve as distress signals, warning neighboring plants of potential dangers, such as insect attacks or diseases. Roots to receptors: The plant communication network Natalia Dudareva, a Distinguished Professor at Purdue in the departments of Biochemistry and Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, emphasizes the importance of VOCs in plant communication....
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05-02-2022
Some plants thrive under environmental stress
When faced with environmental conditions that are too dry, cold,...
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05-02-2022
A plant virus could help cure cancer
A new study led by the University of California, San...
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05-01-2022
How the white mold fungus evades plant defenses
The fungus that causes white mold in more than 600...
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04-29-2022
New monitoring method may help prevent biodiversity loss
Biological diversity is under threat all over the world. More...
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04-29-2022
Arbor Day celebrates its 150th birthday in the United States
Arbor Day is a secular day of observance in which...
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04-26-2022
Wildlife conservation can help stabilize the climate
Biodiversity loss and climate change are the two most urgent...
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04-25-2022
Organic vegetables often harbor human pathogens
Recent research led by the Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV) in...
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04-22-2022
National school garden summit kicks off on Earth Day
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is sponsoring the inaugural Growing School...
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04-19-2022
Marijuana use reduces demand for prescription drugs
A new study led by Cornell University and Indiana University...
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04-19-2022
It's the timing of water that matters to plants
A new study has shown that plants are more receptive...
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04-18-2022
Earth has too much and too little nitrogen at the same time
Since the second half of the 20th century, scientists have...
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04-18-2022
Back from the dead: Tropical plant rediscovered after 40 years
A tropical plant species that was believed to have gone...
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