There are over 100 invasive plant species in Connecticut wreaking havoc on the state’s forests and waterways, but new technology may help ensure new species never get a chance to invade in the first ...

New clues about plant structure are helping researchers narrow down a large collection of poplar tree candidates and identify winners for future use in biofuel production. New clues about plant ...

Plant species vary greatly in how efficiently they convert sunlight into organic matter, how fast they reproduce, how much nutrients and water they need, how much carbon they store, or how fast their ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Nine temperate grass species were screened for their potential to grow in the low-light conditions typical of gaps in dense vegetation. To ...

Two plants, same species, same environment, same genetic sequence, yet one is a normal, healthy specimen of weedy mustard relative, Arabidopsis thaliana, and the other is a tiny dwarf plant, shriveled ...

Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

1. Ecological research produces a tremendous amount of data, but the diversity in scales and topics covered and the ways in which studies are carried out result in large numbers of small, ...

Defensible space is a carefully maintained area around your home that reduces the risk of wildfire reaching your structure. It works by limiting the amount of vegetation and other flammable materials ...

Though few plants would make good action videos on a nature show, that doesn’t mean plants are uninteresting. The carnivorous ones are certainly intriguing, whether they capture their prey, usually ...

Oats are having a moment. As a highly nutritious cereal crop with well-documented health benefits, it's no surprise oat-based ...