News articles tagged with 'ethylene'
Iowa State chemists discover method to create high-value chemicals from biomass
— 3 Sep 2010 12:04 | ChemistryIowa State University researchers have found a way to produce high-value chemicals such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from biomass rather than petroleum sources…
Novel chemistry for ethylene and tin
— 30 Sep 2009 16:22 | ChemistryNew work by chemists at UC Davis shows that ethylene, a gas that is important both as a hormone that controls fruit ripening and as a raw material in industrial chemistry, can bind…
Why fruits ripen and flowers die: Salk scientists discover how key plant hormone is triggered
— 11 Feb 2009 09:20 | BiologyBest known for its effects on fruit ripening and flower fading, the gaseous plant hormone ethylene shortens the shelf life of many fruits and plants by putting their physiology on fast-forward.…
New ways to use biomass
— 6 Oct 2008 02:54 | ChemistryAlternatives to fossil fuels and natural gas as carbon sources and fuel are in demand. Biomass could play a more significant part in the future. Researchers in the USA and China have…
A gene for sexual switching in melons provides clues to the evolution of sex
— 8 Aug 2008 15:54 | BiologyA newly discovered function for a hormone in melons suggests it plays a role in how sexual systems evolve in plants. The study, conducted by French and American scientists, appears…
Novel idea for how anti-ageing products delay ripening of fruit and wilting of flowers
— 3 May 2008 19:45 | ChemistryWhen plants encounter ethylene, a gas they also produce naturally as a hormone, the result is softening and ripening in the case of fruit, and wilting and fading in the case of flowers…
Scientists identify genes key to hormone production in plants
— 4 Apr 2008 11:21 | BiologyResearchers at North Carolina State University have pinpointed a small group of genes responsible for 'telling' plants when, where and how to produce a hormone that is key to their…
Argonne breakthrough may revolutionise ethylene production
— 6 Feb 2008 15:45 | ChemistryA new environmentally friendly technology created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory may revolutionise the production of the world's…
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