Research Bears Fruit, And Patents
...esistance, and winter hardiness -- to progenies of seedlings that all of usevaluate for adaptation to our diffe...humidity helpresearchers to identify and eliminate seedlings that are susceptible to a numberof debilitating leaf and cane diseases. "Soil and weather conditions......laytonia) affected the growth andsurvival rates of seedlings for all of the species, but the magnitude of theef...ered among the various kinds of trees. All of the seedlings grewmore slowly in fern covered areas. But, say the researchers, the ultimate survival of the oak se...UF Scientist Seeks Super Sea Oats
...since the dunes were damaged, sources for seed and seedlings becameseverely tapped. Kane thought he could propagate sea oats in a laboratory, but the questionthen became, which sea oats? Could Atlantic Coast sea oats be used torestore Gulf Coast dunes? Could sea oats from the lower Gulf Coast betransplanted, w......neration of othernatives by strangling native tree seedlings and juveniles. Horvitz points out that Florida's invasive non-natives species exhibit invasivebehavior in other regions of the world, suggesting that understanding theecological roles of such invaders in one region may help predict invasive rolesin o...Space Might Enhance Gene Transfer In Plants
... and the University of Toledo. About 1,000 soybean seedlings wrapped inwater- soaked paper rolls will go on the... to relieve arthritis symptoms,Bula says. When the seedlings return, they will be planted and researchers will monitor howmany of the plants have this desirable ...Open-Air Experiment Shows High CO2 Boosts Tree Growth
...highCO2 at FACTS-1 also boosted the growth of tree seedlings and saplings that willform the future forest. And in a poster presentation, Elke Naumburg of Duke andDavid Ellsworth of Brookhaven reported a 120 percent increase in photosynthesisin red maple and sweetgum saplings. But, Naidu's report also n...Duke Studies Show U.S. Central Plains Vulnerable To Global Warming
...fects ofseed-eating predators on the production of seedlings and how seed dispersalaffects biodiversity. This work was sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation. In their studies of climate changes in the Central Plains, Clark and hiscolleagues analyzed pollen and fire-produced charcoal laid down in......ding alone in open pastureland. There were neither seedlings or saplings of S. globulifera in thepastures, sugg...question was simple: What trees are the parents of seedlings growingin the forest fragments? Finding the answer would have been nearly impossibleeven a decade ag...Who Needs Flowers? Transgenic Plants Sprout Embryos On Leaves
... LEC1 gene, onlyabout 40 germinated. Ten of those seedlings grew stems andleaves and bloomed; seven set seed. Offspring from two ofthese plants had embryo-like structures on their leaves. Next, the LEC1 researchers will explore the activities of thegene inside plant cells. The Cell paper establishes LEC1(na...10,000-Year-Old Clues Suggest Future Forest Changes
...aken note of his findings in deciding what kind of seedlings to use in replanting clearcuts. He also predicted that as a result of a warmer, drier climate, many small lakes and wetlands will dry up, threatening the survival of some species of birds,fish and other wildlife in B.C. In the future, for those searc...Oak Regeneration In Some Ohio Forests Is Failing, Researchers Find
... and elsewhere hadindicated that the number of oak seedlings in these forests was low compared tothe number of ...The cause for alarm, McCarthy said, is that if oak seedlings aren'tpresent in sufficient numbers, the mature oaks in the overstory will be replacedwith trees tha...Purdue Researchers Prod Plants To Clean Up Pollution
...rdue botany Professor Mary Alice Webb uses tobacco seedlings to take up strontium, a contaminant made famous by...s it does calcium. They already have grown tobacco seedlings that take up more than 1 percent of their dry weight in strontium. If they can find ways to increase......niversityecologist Laura Snook has discovered that seedlings of American mahoganytrees seem to become successfu... woods, she has foundno evidence that new mahogany seedlings will successfully grow in the shadeof other trees -- mahogany trees included. Snook is deeply conce...