News articles tagged with 'seed'
Uncertain future for Joshua trees projected with climate change
— 28 Mar 2011 14:27 | EnvironmentTemperature increases resulting from climate change in the Southwest will likely eliminate Joshua trees from 90 percent of their current range in 60 to 90 years, according to a new…
Seedless cherimoya, the next banana?
— 15 Mar 2011 19:44 | BiologyMark Twain called it 'the most delicious fruit known to man.' But the cherimoya, or custard apple, and its close relations the sugar apple and soursop, also have lots of big, awkward…
New path to water efficient seeds opens as TIP pips PIP as water gatekeeper
— 24 Feb 2011 19:05 | BiologyResearch by University of Warwick's School of Life Sciences has opened up a new path to produce water efficient seeds that will be a significant tool to cope with drought resistance,…
Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems
— 19 Feb 2011 10:18 | EnvironmentResearchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn…
Plants cloned as seeds
— 18 Feb 2011 17:14 | BiologyPlants have for the first time been cloned as seeds. The research by aUC Davis plant scientists and their international collaborators, published Feb. 18 in the journal Science, is a…
Biologists discover 'control centre' for sperm production
— 2 Feb 2011 16:16 | BiologyBiologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into the intricacies of sex in flowering plants…
How spring-loaded filaree seeds self launch
— 27 Jan 2011 19:14 | BiologyEven by invading plants' standards, the filaree, or common stork's bill, has been remarkably successful. Introduced into North America in the eighteenth century, it is now endemic in…
Gene transfer from transgenic crops: A more realistic picture
— 1 Dec 2010 17:58 | HealthA new data-driven statistical model that incorporates the surrounding landscape in unprecedented detail describes the transfer of an inserted bacterial gene via pollen and seed dispersal…
Withering well can improve fertility
— 24 Sep 2010 12:05 | BiologyContrary to a thousand face cream adverts, the secret of fertility might not be eternal youth. Research by the ecologist Dr Carlos Herrera, a Professor of Research at the Consejo Superior…
Trojan Horse attack on native lupine
— 14 Aug 2010 08:18 | BiologyAt Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, Calif., a fierce battle is taking place under the oblivious, peeling noses of beachgoers…