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Lab Provides Potato Education, Produces Healthier Tubers

by MaryBeth DiDonna

The Seed Potato Germplasm Program at the University of Idaho works closely with the seed potato industry to produce better potatoes

Application of RNAscope for Spatio-temporal Visualization of RNA Species in Plant Tissue Samples

Application of RNAscope for Spatio-temporal Visualization of RNA Species in Plant Tissue Samples

by Lab Manager

Hyperspec® solar induced fluorescence imaging sensor

Hyperspectral Sensor for High-Resolution Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements

six squares showing land cover and functional trait maps produced from Satellite images. Each square is filled with blue, white, and red patches representing trait density. From left to right, the first two and final squares are predominantly blue, the middle three squares are predominantly red.

Mapping Plant Functional Diversity from Space

by University of Hong Kong

Ecologists revolutionize ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration

white fungal roots spreading out on a dark brown rotting log with green moss and brown leaves in the background

The Underground Network: Decoding the Dynamics of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis

by Boyce Thompson Institute

Groundbreaking insights into proteins involved in plant-fungi interactions could help develop more sustainable agriculture

row of crops being grown in a field

Domesticating Plants Impacts Their Microbiome, Study Finds

by University of Oxford

Findings could help inform microbe-based approaches to improve crop yields and food security

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American Society of Plant Biologists Announces New Peer Review Report Policy

by American Society of Plant Biologists

New policy introduces a uniform process for the publishing of peer review reports

Close up on zebra plant leaf

Nature Is Inventive—the Same Substance Is Produced Differently by Plants

by Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

The production of special plant defense compounds has evolved independently in distantly related plant families

A tree half in a land of draught and half in a land of growth

How to Save Plants from Climate Change? Just Ask Them

by University of California - Los Angeles

Biologists can infer trees’ desired conditions from their wood and leaves

Looking up from the base of a tree at the sky

Plant and Forest Researchers: Do Not ‘Anthropomorphize’ Plants

by Heidelberg University

Many attributions in popular publications lack scientific evidence

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Forgotten Tropical Plants Rediscovered after 100+ Years

by Pensoft Publishers

Plants are being rediscovered thanks to community and citizen science

Collection of different plant leaves on a white background

Colonization Influences Worldwide Distribution of Plant Specimens

by Florida State University

Researchers use herbaria collections to examine the past

Hman hand touching a plant

Plants Can Distinguish When Touch Starts and Stops, Study Suggests

by Washington State University

Study shows that individual plant cells respond to touch by sending calcium signals to other cells