Maintaining the quality and productivity of crops adapted to lower temperatures will become increasingly difficult as global temperatures rise. Rice is one crop that has been shown to be damaged by increased nighttime temperatures during the ripening phase, exhibiting a trait known as "chalk
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour by a Florida State University researcher reveals how colonisation has influenced the distribution of plant specimens preserved in herbaria collections around the world.
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Pushchino Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered a new gene to protect plants from common diseases like fungi, bacteria and adverse environmental factors.