by jens wilkinson | May 19, 2023 | Drop of science
Jens talks about licorice and a recent RIKEN study that finally mapped its genome.
by adam phillips | Aug 25, 2022 | Hot Off the Press
Pretreating soil with ethanol protected plants, including wheat and rice, from the adverse effects of water deprivation.
by adam phillips | Feb 25, 2022 | Hot Off the Press
Gene expression, but not genomes, altered in plants and crops with a spray containing bioactive molecules tethered to nanocarrier peptides
by adam phillips | Dec 17, 2021 | Hot Off the Press
Reducing the amount of starch branching enzymes in cassava plants made more resistant and thus healthier tapioca starch.
by adam phillips | Sep 3, 2020 | Hot Off the Press
Parasitic plants use quinones produced by their host to attack. Now we know that crops produce quinones as an immune response against microbial infection. How can we protect crops from both kinds of attack?
by jens wilkinson | Jun 10, 2020 | Hot Off the Press
Scientists used a multi-omics analysis to show that soil solarization helps crops grow because it increases organic nitrogen in the soil.