Disease-resistant papaya saves Hawaiian papaya industry
... in other papaya-growing regions of the world, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological S... state's papaya was grown," said Dennis Gonsalves, plant pathologist with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service at the U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Res......mechanism and to highlight the cultural history of plant breeding (nature, 19.08.2004, cover story). Plants...he detection of parasites is based on an armada of plant receptors - a plant radar system which signalizes pathogen invasion. To circumvent the immune system...Plumbing trees' plumbing reveals their engineering skill
...resting because they show that the same individual plant can adjust its anatomy and physiology to maximize water transport deep underground where the plant is less likely to experience drought or freezing conditions which cause cavitation," said Jackson. "...UCR earns $1.5 million grant to examine how engineered crop genes stray
...nt to research the unintended spread of engineered plant genes, an issue at the heart of the controversy ov...mble faculty and graduate students from botany and plant sciences, economics, sociology, and statistics into three multidisciplinary teams. One group will...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...y any other group member. Crude extracts from the plant leaves of T. rubescens showed significant antimalarial activity, suggesting that chimps eating the T. rubescens leaves may have a temporary variation in food choice despite symptomatic conclusions drawn by health monitoring. "New evidence has been pr...Scientists visualise cellular handmaiden that restores shape to proteins
...imilar to those found in the energy powerhouses of plant and animal cells, the mitochondria. Immediately, the largest users of this new knowledge are biochemists working on the protein and bioinformaticians, searching for similar molecules in other species. Human mitochondria likely use the same type of ch...Tobacco promising factory for biopharmaceuticals
...lecular biology aspect of creating high expression plant lines, but also from the engineering aspect of rec...binant protein production. The leafy green tobacco plant is relatively easy to alter genetically and produces thousands of seeds and a great deal of biomass....For Africa's valuable mahoganies, it's the soil, stupid
...ized soils those with a particular combination of plant nutrients - and were restricted to these sites wit...lly look at the importance of soil with regards to plant diversity has been largely ignored. "Understanding how a tropical forest maintains its diversity is...Oldest evidence for processing of wild cereals: starch grains from barley, wheat, on grinding stone
... of wild cereals and the subsequent development of plant cultivation and domestication in the region " expl...for the processing of roots or tubers, underground plant organs." Piperno, from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Archaebiology Program at ...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...ng countries): She is an expert in both insect and plant taxonomy and conservation biologist, as well as fu...ward be divided among: Christopher Birkinshaw , a plant ecologist employed by the Missouri Botanical Garden in Madagascar, one of the most biodiversity rich......cts of increased cultivation, urbanization, exotic plant species, and altered fire patterns. In a session to be presented at the ESA 89th Annual Meeting entitled "Fighting the Odds: The Challenge to Save the Sagebrush Biome," researchers will discuss the history of the area and current projects underway t...Huge market for forest moss raises concerns
...said Patricia Muir, an OSU professor of botany and plant pathology. "The moss is used in planters, wreaths, hanging baskets, other floral displays. And it has become a big business and big money." How big? That's part of the problem, no one really knows. The newest studies done by Muir suggests i...Climate change could doom Alaska's tundra
...narios will mean in terms in of vegetation growth, plant and soil processes, carbon storage or emissions, f...nmental conditions, may cause massive epidemics of plant disease and insect attack in some cases causing large forest die-offs that could then lead to more ...Plant pathologists meeting in Anaheim, CA to discuss agricultural security, food safety, and more
...ns through August 4. Over a five-day period, these plant scientists will present more than 30 different ses...cent advances in food safety research are enabling plant pathologists to gain insight into how dangerous human pathogens, such as certain strains of E.coli a...MSU group reviews Berkeley venture into brave new science funding world
...is' gene-sequencing technology and DNA database on plant genomics. For its part, Novartis was given first r...lots of people. " The group, experts in sociology, plant science, intellectual property and higher education administration, conducted the independent study ...Virginia Tech's smelly 'corpse plant' due to bloom Aug. 4
... plant. The horticulture greenhouse containing the plant is open to visitors Monday through Friday, July 26...2-6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The likely date for the plant to bloom is Wednesday, Aug. 4, said Scott Rapier, greenhouse manager in the Department of Horticultu...Ants protect plants better when jacked up on nectar
...ed extrafloral nectaries, that attract ants. "The plant wants ants to be protein eaters while they are on ...partment of ecology and evolutionary biology. "The plant gets them really jacked up on carbs so they're desperate for protein." Ness's presentation on the t...An exotic grass kills trees by hijacking their water
...e is no reason why the grass couldn't affect other plant species in a similar manner. He said, "What makes buffelgrass a potential threat to the foothill palo verdes and other native plants is that it can move into undisturbed habitats and effectively compete for water."...Forest managers can fight invasive species that come with roads
... often come with construction and overwhelm native plant life, according to new research discussed on Thurs...ow invasive weeds to take hold and displace native plant life." For his master's thesis, Hawbaker used historic aerial photographs of 17 townships in norther......nt underwater in terms of rusty crayfish, fish and plant life. While Big Lake had a high abundance of the i...ors by producing more offspring and destroying the plant life that protects fish. "That these alternate states exist gives us some hope that we might be abl...