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Politics
Aug 17, 2014Category: PoliticsPosted by: turpentyneTurkish omnibus bill intended to tackle Soma mining disaster contains unrelated article that puts İstanbul University's (İÜ) botanical garden at risk being buldozed for developmentForestry
Aug 2, 2014Category: ForestryPosted by: turpentyneIn an Australian first, blue gum and pine plantations in lower Southeastern South Australia will now be accountable for the water used to grow trees.Medicine
Jul 27, 2014Category: MedicinePosted by: turpentyneA new study shows that trees are quietly saving our lives from respiratory illness.Agriculture
Jul 19, 2014Category: AgriculturePosted by: turpentyneAs the world human population grows, a new report by researchers at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment proposes improvements to how we farm.Science
Jul 19, 2014Category: SciencePosted by: turpentyneResearchers have created the first comprehensive library of genetic switches in plants, a tool that will better our understanding of how plants adapt to environmental changes and the development of more robust crop plants.New Species
Oct 13, 2013Category: New SpeciesPosted by: turpentyneA new plant on the eastern Mediterranean coast has been described as the maternal ancestor of a species of hybrid origin, Reseda odorata, valued since Roman times for the fragrance of its flowers, and used in the ancient cosmetics industry.Community
Nov 14, 2013Category: communityPosted by: turpentyneA new genus of ferns gets the honor of being named after Lady Gaga, by music-loving botanists who see a symbolic connection between these plants and the pop star.Biotech
Sep 5, 2013Category: BiotechPosted by: turpentyneAustralian scientists have identified a gene that gives resistance to leaf rust in some adult varieties of barley. The gene, known as Rph20 was tracked by conducting field trials in Australia and Uruguay.Conservation
Jul 19, 2014Category: ConservationPosted by: turpentyneForests in Borneo has been decimated by logging, fire, and conversion to plantations, with as much as 30% overall forest cover lost since 1973, according to a new study.Gardening
Oct 13, 2013Category: GardeningPosted by: turpentyneBritish scientists have proposed introducing prominent hygiene advice labels on bags after discovering Legionella bacteria in 14 of the 22 brands of compost they tested.Paleobotany
Oct 3, 2013Category: PaleobotanyPosted by: turpentyneDrilling cores from Switzerland have revealed new fossil pollen grains that push the origin of flowering plants back by 100 million years to the early Triassic period.
Other Botany News...
How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome? 2019/12/06 15:01
Crops today never see their parents' microbiome, so how do they develop a leaf microbial community that's healthy and resistant to invasion by pathogens? Biologists sequenced the microbiomes of tomatoes through four generations and saw three-quarters of the bacteria disappear, leaving a core community that proved resistant to random invaders. The findings show it's possible to cultivate a robust plant microbiome, and suggests that probiotic additions could survive on crops, providing lasting benefits.
'Conductor' gene found in plant root stem cell 'orchestra' 2019/12/06 14:08
Researchers lift the veil on the 'conductor' plant root stem cell gene that helps orchestrate and coordinate stem cell division of different root stem cell types, ensuring the harmonic communication necessary for plant growth and maintenance.
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