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Same gene protects from 1 disease, opens door to another
Botanists at Oregon State University have discovered that a single plant gene can cause resistance to one disease at the same time it produces susceptibility to a different disease - the first time this unusual phenomenon has ever been observed in plants.   view more (2007-08-29)

Quick identification needed to save Florida's citrus industry from devastating disease
The recent discovery of citrus greening (huanglongbing) in samples collected from trees in South Florida poses a definite threat to Florida's $9 billion commercial citrus industry.   view more (2005-09-15)

Scientists isolate world's oldest recorded plant virus
A Japanese poem written by Empress Koken, in the summer of 752AD, is thought to be the world's first record of a plant virus. Scientists from the John Innes Centre in Norwich (JIC)(1) have today reported, for the first time, the isolation and characterisation of the plant virus (eupatorium yellow vein virus - EpYVV(2) that causes the spectacular... view more... (2003-04-25)

Scientists: As rainfall changes, tropical plants may acclimate
Tropical plants may be more adaptable than commonly thought to changing rainfall patterns expected to accompany a warming climate, new research shows.   view more (2007-05-08)

Red alert! How disease disables tomato plant's 'intruder alarm'
How a bacterium overcomes a tomato plant's defences and causes disease, by sneakily disabling the plant's intruder detection systems, is revealed in new research out today (4 December) in Current Biology.    view more (2008-12-05)

Key new ingredient in climate model refines global predictions
For the first time, climate scientists from across the country have successfully incorporated the nitrogen cycle into global simulations for climate change, questioning previous assumptions regarding carbon feedback and potentially helping to refine model forecasts about global warming.   view more (2009-10-12)

Rising surface ozone reduces plant growth and adds to global warming
Scientists from three leading UK research institutes have today released new findings that could have major implications for food production and global warming in the 21st century.   view more (2007-07-26)

Killer freeze of '07 illustrates paradoxes of warming climate
A destructive spring freeze that chilled the eastern United States almost a year ago illustrates the threat a warming climate poses to plants and crops, according to a paper just published in the journal BioScience. The study was led by a team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   view more (2008-03-06)

New Zealand breeding program creates new red raspberry variety
A horticultural research team from New Zealand and Canada has introduced a new red raspberry cultivar. 'Moutere' is a new floricane fruiting red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) created in a planned breeding program at The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited (recently renamed The New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food... view more... (2009-02-27)

Study: Rain forest insects eat no more tree species than temperate counterparts
A study initiated by University of Minnesota plant biologist George Weiblen has confirmed what biologists since Darwin have suspected-that the vast number of tree species in rain forests accounts for the equally vast number of plant-eating species of insects.   view more (2006-08-24)

Who influences purchases of native plants?
Native plants are a growing niche market in the southeastern United States. Researchers have documented recent trends toward increased interest in native plants by landscape architects, wholesale and retail nursery owners, and home gardeners.   view more (2009-03-26)

Digital cameras, remote satellites measure crop water demand
Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality.   view more (2008-07-21)

Intensive youth soccer participation leads to growth deformations
In this study, 550 Belgian young soccer players were medically examined in different soccer teams at different competitive levels. The observed growth deformations in this study are situated at the knee joint, were an non-symmetrical growth was found. This non-symmetrical growth leads to the so-called 'bowlegs'. This growth deformation is... view more... (2002-06-11)

Vegetation growth may quickly raise Arctic temperatures
Warming in the Arctic is stimulating the growth of vegetation and could affect the delicate energy balance there, causing an additional climate warming of several degrees over the next few decades.   view more (2005-09-06)

Assisting The Global Optoelectronics And Telecommunications Industry To Ride The Recession
As the global optoelectronics and telecommunications industry faces its first recession, Optical Reference Systems Ltd (ORS Ltd), a new spin-out company from the University of Wales, Bangor, could find itself with the ideal product to help the companies that produce thin film semiconductors to achieve greater efficiencies. Optoelectronics and... view more... (2002-04-22)

Study Calls For Cheaper Antitoxins For Plant Poisoning In Less-developed Countries (p 1041)
Antitoxins for plant poisoning and antidotes to snake venom should be included in the global drive to reduce costs and increase access to drugs in less-developed regions of the world, conclude authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Oleander self-poisoning is common in Sri Lanka-especially among young women-and an... view more... (2003-09-24)

Big and fast growing infants at greater risk of later obesity
Large infants, and those who grow rapidly during the first two years of life, are at increased risk of obesity in childhood and adulthood, a study published online by the BMJ today (14 October 2005) has found.   view more (2005-10-14)

How size matters
The beauty of nature is partly due to the uniformity of leaf and flower size in individual plants, and scientists have discovered how plants arrive at these aesthetic proportions.   view more (2007-12-13)

Systems biology approach identifies nutrient regulation of biological clock in plants
Using a systems biological analysis of genome-scale data from the model plant Arabidopsis, an international team of researchers identified that the master gene controlling the biological clock is sensitive to nutrient status.   view more (2008-03-17)

Tool Helps Identify Gene Function in Soybeans, Could Lead to Better Crop Performance, say MU Researchers
In the race for bioengineered crops, sequencing the genome could be considered the first leg in a multi-leg relay.   view more (2008-12-02)
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