Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease
In a study of New York state apple orchards, Cornell University plant pathologists have identified a new fungal pathogen that causes bitter rot disease in apples.
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PLANT SCIENCES
Coconut confusion reveals consumer conundrum
Coconut oil production may be more damaging to the environment than palm oil, researchers say.
Read more105th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America to convene on a fully virtual platform
ESA 2020 will offer an all-virtual meeting experience August 3-6, 2020: Harnessing the ecological data revolution
Read more105th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America to convene on a fully virtual platform
ESA 2020 will offer an all-virtual meeting experience August 3-6, 2020: Harnessing the ecological data revolution
Read morePapers concludes that incentives to afforestation can be harmful to the environment
“Through a counterfactual analysis, we showed that between 1986 and 2011 the incentives to afforestation in Chile caused an increase
Read more‘Noise-cancelling’ photosynthetic antennae: The key to efficient biological light-harvesting
By quieting their “noisy” photosynthetic antennae networks and tuning them to their environments, solar-powered organisms achieve remarkably efficient light energy
Read moreMountain meadow restoration can bring birds back
New Research: Mountain Meadow Restoration Can Bring Birds Back In a new study led by scientists at Point Blue Conservation
Read morePapers concludes that incentives to afforestation can be harmful to the environment
“Through a counterfactual analysis, we showed that between 1986 and 2011 the incentives to afforestation in Chile caused an increase
Read more‘Noise-cancelling’ photosynthetic antennae: The key to efficient biological light-harvesting
By quieting their “noisy” photosynthetic antennae networks and tuning them to their environments, solar-powered organisms achieve remarkably efficient light energy
Read moreMountain meadow restoration can bring birds back
New Research: Mountain Meadow Restoration Can Bring Birds Back In a new study led by scientists at Point Blue Conservation
Read moreFood-grade wheatgrass variety released for public use
Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers will have access
Read moreTransgenic rice lowers blood pressure of hypertensive rats
In the future, taking your blood pressure medication could be as simple as eating a spoonful of rice. This “treatment”
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