Researchers complete first comprehensive threat assessment of all U.S. trees
For the first time, researchers have completed threat assessments for all 881 native tree species in the contiguous United States,…
Author: Sayeda Kinza Amna
She is a senior lecturer at a leading academic institution in Pakistan with significant experience in teaching English linguistics to undergraduate students. Her future interests include pursuing a PhD and collaborating with academia and industry in R&D projects.
Forage
Forage refers to plants and other vegetation that are used as food for domestic livestock, such as cows, goats, sheep, and horses.
By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600,000 tons of CO2 per year
Danes shuttle nearly a million tons of garden waste from their gardens every year. But we would be doing the…
Botany: From the soil to the sky
Every day, about one quadrillion gallons of water are silently pumped from the ground to the treetops. Earth’s plant life…
New species of iris discovered in the Langeberg Mountains, South Africa
South African botanist Brian du Preez (29) has discovered a beautiful new species from the Iridaceae family high up in…
Forest recovery after Montana’s 2017 fire season
For a researcher who studies wildfire, University of Montana graduate student Kyra Clark-Wolf couldn’t have had better timing. Clark-Wolf arrived…
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants…
UV-to-red light converting films accelerate plant growth
Plastic sheets coated with an Eu3+ film that converts UV light to red light were able to accelerate growth of…
What Is Vertical Farming and How does it Fit into Food Chain?
Vertical farming is a method of producing food in vertically stacked layers, using artificial lighting and controlled environment.
A small peptide peps up almond defense against devastating bacteria
Over the last decade, the lush olive groves one associates with the Italian countryside have become desiccated, as if stuck…