[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 1, number 2 (November–December 1969), pages 12–15, 28–29.] The U.S. Army ...
A new study has identified a key enzyme that modulates tea plant immunity by regulating salicylic acid (SA), a critical plant defense hormone. The enzyme, CsUGT74B5, catalyzes the conversion of SA ...
Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 57, No. 12 (2006), pp. 3349-3357 (9 pages) In flooded soils, the rapid effects of decreasing oxygen availability on root metabolic activity are likely to generate ...
Transcriptomic and proteomic technologies are generating a wealth of data that are frequently used by scientists to predict the function of proteins based on their expression or presence. However, ...
The next time you go for a nature walk, try this fun activity (perfect for kids and adults) to discover what hitchhiking plants may have hitched a ride home with you! Carefully cleaning off your shoes ...
Researchers compile a dataset of over 200,000 plant species worldwide to demonstrate the extent to which species extinctions and non-native invasive plants reorganize plant communities in the ...
A suite of at least 10 genes in a tomato plant behaves differently depending on the farmer’s mulch-and-fertilizer routine, according to an unusual analysis. Earlier work showed that when researchers ...