Water research initiatives at UW-Madison
... typically consist of a top soil layer for growing plants and a lower, permeable layer of sand and gravel. When it rains, water pools in the plant zone, then percolates quickly into the permeable layer, which stores the water until it seeps into the subsoil. In addition, such gardens can help improve water ...Taking the piste out of Alpine vegetation
... the way ski pistes are managed if delicate alpine plants are to be protected, ecologists have warned. Accor... 11% fewer plant species on ski pistes, with woody plants and early-flowering species being most badly affected. Machine grading of ski slopes caused most dam...Nitrogen fertilization of soil puts rare plant species at risk, nationwide study determines
... researchers conclude, creates a competition among plants for space that drives rare plants -- plants that are uncommon and not abundant -- out of existence, causing a loss of biodiversity in ...Undesirable expatriates: Preventing the spread of invasive animals
...why, once introduced, animals are more likely than plants to become invasive....Sensorial evaluation of the freshness of fish
...rea of reception of raw material at the processing plants At different junctures during distribution-sales from wholesale to retail In specific cases such as quality control in companies involved in processing/canning of fish products. The Quality Index Method (QIM) used by AZTI, is based on the objecti...Spontaneous ignition discovery has ORNL researcher fired up
... Hu notes that natural organisms such as microbes, plants and animals obtain energy from oxidation of the same organic chemicals at their physiological, or body, temperatures. Many of these biological reactions also use metals as part of their enzyme catalysts. Still, this is a surprising result in the fiel...Same-sex mating discovered in a toxic fungus
...apies and with the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In plants and animals, sexual identity is governed by sex chromosomes. In fungi, however, sexual identity is determined by so-called "mating type loci," genes arranged contiguously, but which typically do not span an entire chromosome. C. neoformans exists in ...Green tea shown to prevent prostate cancer
... and other polyphenols antioxidants found in many plants that give some flowers, fruits and vegetables their coloring derives from traditional Chinese medicine, and the observation of lower cancer rates among Asian populations. Bettuzzi observed that the Mediterranean diet is rich in vegetables, and lower......e small chemical alliin, which occurs naturally in plants such as garlic and onion as a defense mechanism against soil fungi, bacteria and parasites. Allicin molecules can easily penetrate biological membranes and kill cells, but their potency is short-lived hence the difficulty in finding a system to deliv...NASA study finds snow melt causes large ocean plant blooms
...tingconditions for more widespread blooms of ocean plants in the ArabianSea. The decrease in snow cover has ...ergrowing conditions for tiny, free-floating ocean plants calledphytoplankton. Lead author of the study is Joaquim Goes. He is a senior researcher atthe Bige...Scientists discover how plants disarm the toxic effects of excessive sunlight
...r. "This finding should make it possible to modify plants and other photosynthetic cells to avoid the toxic ...y highly conserved across species from microbes to plants and humans - and therefore very applicable to other fields of study. For example, too much sunlight ...Remote imagery aids in detecting and managing plant disease
...ircraft. The stark contrast between healthy cotton plants and the bare soil where the pathogen had killed the plants made the spots stand out in the photographs and the vertical angle allowed for comparative measures ...PNAS highlights for the week of April 25-29
...ncy is an important adaptive strategy that enables plants to persist during periods of stressful environment...e. These results suggest that woody and herbaceous plants have differing methods for responding to cold. Fungus Borrows Energy Tool from Bacteria One fungu...Royal Society study on adaptability of fish to warming oceans
...ct pest living on wild and related cultivated host plants by Mrs A. Vialatte, Dr CA Dedryver, Dr JC Simon, Mrs M Galman and Dr M Plantegenest We assessed the role of non-crop habitats as reservoirs or refuges for the aphid pest Sitobion avenae that attacks cereals by investigating genetic structure of pop...Invasive plants: Arming to defend and win
...tegies to eradicate and control nonnative invasive plants in the Southeastern United States. The conference is hosted by the Alabama Invasive Plant Council and open to all impacted land agencies, organizations, industries, and individuals interested in finding solutions to a growing problem. Presentations ...PNAS highlights for the week of May 2 - 6
...or Cancer Therapy Antibodies Genetically modified plants might be able to produce monoclonal antibodies in large quantities as a source of clinical-grade protein for cancer immunotherapy....Scientists find microRNAs regulate plant development
...MA report experiments using transgenic Arabidopsis plants that produce a version of ARF17 mRNA that resists microRNA-mediated cleavage. The plants showed increased accumulation of ARF17 mRNA and altered levels of mRNAs corresponding to several gen...New frontiers in molecular bioscience topic of UD symposium
...ine soils inhibit plant growth, and whether or not plants can recover from this stress and resume growth. His studies of water stress in marine plants such as the large-celled alga Chara corallina have been applied to corn and other important agronomi...Rutgers' Tabasco Sauce connection
...s' Cook College campus. "We will grow most of the plants and use biochemistry to isolate the bioactive comp..."We will determine which chemical compounds in the plants have therapeutic potential and, with the assistance of the LSU Agricultural Center, learn how to bes......rchers. The new maize lines could one day lead to plants with tailor-made properties, such as higher protei...nology industry scientists seeking to create maize plants with enhanced properties for agriculture or industry, Brutnell says. "This is going to be the only r...