Plant Sciences

Joint effort between UTIA and MTSU results in multidisciplinary, three-year studyCredit: Image courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been awarded a $500,000 grant from USDA to…

Credit: Viivi Saikkonen A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow fescue as well as runner production of strawberry. Earlier experiments with Japanese quails…

Researchers developed a new mathematical model to predict economic performance of cropsCredit: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)…

In Texas, mesquite trees are as common as football, thunderstorms and hot summer nights. It is a staple of outdoor cooking and prevalent in almost every part of the state. But, for land managers, the spread of honey mesquite, a native…

Credit: Lu Liu, Meinan Wang, Zhiwu Zhang, Deven R. See, and Xianming Chen Stripe rust is one of the most destructive wheat diseases in the world, especially in the United States. While the disease can be controlled by…

Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from a…

When most people think of fungi, the thoughts are usually not good, turning to something that does damage more than those that are actually helpful. Yet, fungi play a critical role in the growth and development of plant life and have…

Credit: (c) Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, The University of Queensland The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell walls has been revealed, with potentially wide-ranging applications ranging from nutrition and health…

Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain through a genetic tool known as CRISPR or gene editing. Published in The Plant Journal, researchers…

Integrating cover crops into the cotton production system can be a challenge, especially along the northern edge of the Cotton Belt. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of cover crops in Tennessee and along with that,…

A wealth of data has been collected over the years about cotton growth and development. By using models to correlate mileposts of development, growers can more accurately estimate crop status, improve the efficiency of inputs, and improve…

What are the essential nutrients for cotton? Why should growers apply nutrients via foliar feeding? Does the foliar fertilization of cotton pay off? Hunter Frame addresses these questions in his presentation "Foliar Fertilization of…

Research team from Göttingen and the USA investigates subsoil in deforested forest areasCredit: Oliver van Straaten Tropical forest soils play a crucial role in providing vital ecosystem functions. They provide nutrients…

Invasive beetle could lead to local extinction of the region's only native gymnospermCredit: University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research Center Researchers at the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center at the University…

New light on sunfleck researchCredit: Thomas E, Marler "All the roads of learning begin in the darkness and go out into the light." This quote is often attributed to Hippocrates and exhibits a double level of relevance in…

Credit: Dennis Bowman Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports and enriches their crops. But the relatively thin layer of topsoil can readily wash away into…

Credit: Credit: Modified Fig. 1A of Matsumura et al. Molecular Plant (2020). A research group consisting of Associate Professor FUKAYAMA Hiroshi (Kobe University, Graduate School of Agricultural Science) and Professor…

Credit: Duncan Kimuyu As they roam around the African savanna in search for food, giraffes and elephants alter the diversity and richness of its vegetation. By studying the foraging patterns of these megaherbivores across different…

Credit: QUT Media QUT researchers are working to design faster, cheaper, and better ways to store food. Published in journal PLOS ONE, researchers used QUT's supercomputing facilities to examine the micromechanical behaviour…

Credit: Rima Lucardi, USFS Seeds that float in the air can hitchhike in unusual places - like the air-intake grille of a refrigerated shipping container. A team of researchers from the USDA Forest Service, Arkansas State University,…