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Obi-Wan mows a lawn.

Growth & Development

How Mowing Leads to an Obi-Wan Effect for Silverleaf Nightshade

A new study reveals that mowing, a common method of weed control, can actually strengthen the defenses of the invasive weed silverleaf nightshade, making it more resilient and harder to manage.

Alun Salt, eurekalert · 4 Jun 2024

Do orchid seeds fare better in freezers than we thought?

Growth & Development

Do orchid seeds fare better in freezers than we thought?

A new study found that seeds from different orchid species could stay alive and ready to grow for over 10 years even when stored in a deep freezer, showing that saving orchid seeds for the long term in seed banks is possible.

Renata Cantoro · 3 Jun 2024

Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial

Overexpressing the CGR3 gene in a model crop led to a remarkable 8% increase in photosynthesis.

allie-arp · 7 May 2024

Close-up of a hydraulic graph

Growth & Development

Open-Source Dendrometers for Real-Time Plant Water Monitoring

Scientists have developed an open-source instrument that can measure how much water plants have without hurting them, helping us understand plants better and use water for farming more wisely.

Renata Cantoro · 3 May 2024

Symphony of Insights: Transforming Crop Simulation with Sound and Music

Computational Models

Symphony of Insights: Transforming Crop Simulation with Sound and Music

Revolutionizing scientific communication and insight through auditory and visual representations.

Rachel Shekar · 24 Apr 2024

A highly magnified blue leaf.

Growth & Development

Researchers shine a light on iridescent leaves

Some plant leaves are blue, but have no blue pigments. How does that work?

Sarah Covshoff · 22 Apr 2024

Harnessing the Power of Synthetic Data for Deep Learning Image Analysis

Computational Models

Harnessing the Power of Synthetic Data for Deep Learning Image Analysis

The Synavis framework provides a solution to overcome data scarcity for training deep learning biological image analysis models.

Rachel Shekar · 12 Apr 2024

From the Seed Bank to the Field: What Storage Does to the Seeds of an Alpine Grass?

Growth & Development

From the Seed Bank to the Field: What Storage Does to the Seeds of an Alpine Grass?

Seeds are usually stored before they are sown, but does this induce any kind of change in them? Chen and colleagues bring us a fascinating study of a Tibetan grass species to answer this question.

Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra · 9 Apr 2024

A Comparative Analysis for Predicting Wheat Yield in Rainfed Areas of Morocco

Computational Models

A Comparative Analysis for Predicting Wheat Yield in Rainfed Areas of Morocco

A new study comparing crop yield prediction models reveals insights into the effectiveness of different modeling in the face of climate change.

Rachel Shekar · 8 Apr 2024

Interpreting Elatinaceae’s Tiny Flowers in The Evolutionary Saga of Malpighiales

Growth & Development

Interpreting Elatinaceae’s Tiny Flowers in The Evolutionary Saga of Malpighiales

To understand the evolution of the flowers of a megadiverse group, Brazilian researchers had to delve into the floral anatomy of a family whose position on the evolutionary tree of plants has been controversial.

Guest Author · 3 Apr 2024

Many flowers of different colours.

Growth & Development

Roses Are Red, and Violets Are Blue, but Where Does the Colour of the Flowers Come From?

From its captivating origins to the macroevolutionary changes that produce a breathtaking array of hues, Kellenberger and Glover explore the enchanting world of flower colour diversity

ana-carolina-s-oliveira · 8 Feb 2024

Computer generated moss in a digital nightmare because it's difficult to source an image of the moss that it's the one below

Growth & Development

When Moss Gets Messy and Spores Go Flying

Researchers found that a special kind of moss only release their spores when their pod structures open up in the dry air helped by wind, which blows the spores out, rather than just opening on its own in humid conditions.

Renata Cantoro · 26 Jan 2024

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