Plant Scientists Discover Gene that Can Potentially Increase Crop Yields

Medicine & Technology Jun 11, 2019

Researchers have brought this goal a step closer by finding Phloem Unloading Modulator (PLM), a new gene that affects nutrient trafficking by altering the channels connecting neighboring plant cells called plasmodesmata

Improved Genome Of Spinach Plants Discovered By Researchers

May 25, 2017

Breeders could improve spinach genome more as researchers conducted genome sequencing in spinach plants.

Same Plant Species Contain 6 Different Vegetables Human Eats Regularly

May 12, 2017

The same plant species can be genetically modified to create different types of vegetables. This practice has been done for several thousands of years ago.

Photosynthesis Possible In The Absence Of Light: Algae Evolution Unraveled The Mysteries

Apr 25, 2017

Researchers analyzed green algae, red algae, and glaucophytes to find the origin of photosynthesis. Glaucophyte Cyanophora paradoxa and cyanobacteria have the similar respiratory effect on photosynthesis

NASA Still Aims For ‘Space Salad’: Advanced Plant Habitat Rides The Atlas V Rocket To ISS Launches At April 19

Apr 17, 2017

Find out about NASA's second plant growth development in space mission here.

How Plants Produce Oxygen, Cyanobacteria Has The Answer

Mar 31, 2017

scientists found cyanobacteria is the first organism on earth that produced oxygen for the first time. It was often thought that the bacteria is blue-green algae. In a recent study, researchers found it is not an alga. It is actually bacteria which first introduced Oxygen on Earth.

Sewage Plant Failure: Millions Of Gallons Dumped From Seattle

Mar 28, 2017

This failed sewage plant is the Washington's largest sewage treatment plant. The sewage plant spilled around 30 million gallons of raw sewage into the Puget Sound due to this sudden failure in the treatment system.

Ants Do Not Eat Leaves: They Use Them To Grow Fungus Garden For Food And Space

Mar 09, 2017

Leaf-cutting ants can learn which plants are not suitable for the fungus gardens that supply their food.Their success as farmers has made leafcutter ants into fungus tycoons, complete with their own underground cities and huge half-inch soldiers to patrol them

Plants & Soil Might Be Affected By Future Climate Change: Drier Region, Less Soil Carbon Loss, Wetter Region, Increased Carbon Loss

Mar 08, 2017

A new study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions, soil carbon loss increased.

Demands For Soy Increases; U.S. Farmers Plants More Soy Than Corn This Year

Feb 22, 2017

U.S. farmers are planning to plant more soybeans than corn for this year to supply the rising demand.

Rice Plants Can Be Saved From Rice Blast And Arsenic Through New Found Microbes

Feb 21, 2017

New study has found out that rice plants can be saved from 'Rice Blast' and Arsenic-infected water and soil through new found microbes that will boost its defense naturtally.

Scientists Make Temperature Sensor From Tobacco Cells

Apr 01, 2015

Temperature Sensor Made from Tobacco Cells

NASA Plans Life and Death on Mars—Planet’s First ‘Mars Plant Experiment’ to be Launched in 2020

Oct 14, 2014

In hopes of a long future on the Red Planet, researchers have proposed the addition of a horticultural experiment onboard NASA’s next Mars rover mission, scheduled to land in 2021. The proposed project, known simply as the “Mars Plant Experiment” (MPX) would not only aid in the understanding of plant growth on foreign planets, but also would lay the foundations for future colonies currently planning on settling in on Mars.