A genetic “off switch” that shuts down nitrogen fixation when soil nitrate levels are high has been identified by a global ...

According to a University of Illinois crop sciences researcher, there has been a great deal of interest recently in the idea of using nitrogen fertilizer during the growing season to increase ...

The factors consisted of the control treatment (without Si) and four doses of Si (250, 500, 750 and 1000 mg pot-1 of SiO 2), and two soybean cultivars (BRS Tracajá and FTS Paragominas). Growth ...

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3. Rolling Plants Can Boost Yield, But Timing Is Crucial Rolling with a land roller (normally done to keep rocks out of combines) and applying certain herbicides can stress soybean plants ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce ...

Plant ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology focussed on the distribution and abundance of plants, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Analysis of the FLUXNET2015 ...

These flowers grow in a spreading mound that can function as a ground cover, with blooms in bright summer colors like orange, yellow, red, and reddish purple. Blazing star is a stellar example of ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...

Plants need water, oxygen and warmth to grow and develop properly. If the temperature of the environment is too hot or too cold, few seeds will germinate. The temperature at which the greatest ...

Roots, stems with leaves and flowers are produced along its length. See plants such as Anemone nemorosa, bamboo, canna, border iris. rhizomes (creeping underground stems). Although orginally ...

PREVIEW is an eight-issue subscription publication that provides expert, plain-language analysis of all cases given plenary review by the Supreme Court in advance of oral argument. Preview issues 1-7 ...