Tobacco Roots Leave a Toxic Legacy in Soil, Study Finds
A new study shows that tobacco root exudates and rhizosphere soil release persistent allelochemicals, including nicotine-related alkaloids, that suppress germination, ...
Tag: plant physiology
Silicon Helps Wheat Beat Salt Stress, But Only in the Right Cultivar and Form
A large factorial glasshouse study shows silicon supplementation can cut sodium accumulation and rescue salt-stressed wheat growth, but only when ...
Sulfur-Coated Urea Helps Wheat Fight Salt Stress and Use Nitrogen Better
A new study finds that polymer-sulfur-coated urea substantially improves antioxidant defense, nutrient balance, secondary metabolites, and nitrogen use efficiency in ...
Common Hormone Helps Marigolds Beat Salt Stress, Study Finds
A new pot experiment shows that foliar sprays of gibberellic acid partially rescue the growth, flowering and antioxidant defenses of ...
Chelated Fertilizer Boosts Date Palm Yields Under Brutal Desert Heat
A field trial in Iran's Khuzestan province shows that advanced nano-chelate fertilization raised Estemaran date palm yields by 30 percent ...
Mushroom Waste and Insect Frass Team Up to Boost Wheat Yields and Grain Nutrition
A new study finds that combining spent mushroom substrate with a small dose of black soldier fly frass boosts wheat ...
Hidden Fungal Allies Help Peas Survive Zinc-Starved Soils Through Whole-Plant Signaling
New research shows that the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis helps pea plants tolerate zinc deficiency by boosting zinc uptake, restoring ...
Vitamin Cocktail for Seeds Shields Rapeseed From Cadmium Damage
Researchers report that priming rapeseed seeds with a combination of ascorbic acid and gallic acid dramatically restores germination, photosynthetic pigments, ...
Heat Stress Forces Coast Redwoods to Slow Photosynthesis, Study Finds
A UC Davis study finds that coast redwoods reduce photosynthesis under heat stress, even when water is plentiful, raising concerns ...
Invasive Weed Turned Biochar Shields Sorghum From Salt Stress
Biochar made from the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus significantly reduced oxidative damage and boosted antioxidant defenses in salt-stressed sorghum seedlings, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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