11-01-21 It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: Don't give money to panh andlers(乞丐) . So I shoo...
10-12-29 A study in HortTechnology featured a new technology that improved greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study, published by a team of Canadian researchers, was the first investigation...
10-12-29 Woody ornamental plants(观赏植物) with colorful or unusually shaped stems, buds, flowers, or fruits represent a growing specialty niche in cut flower production markets. These unique plants can be good prospects for off-season production, offering...
10-11-23 Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid(氨基酸) phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional values and p...
10-11-18 Scientists are reporting a key advance toward development of a way to combat the terrible plant diseases that caused the Irish potato famine(饥荒,饥饿) and still inflict(造成,遭受) billions of dollars of damage to crops each year around the wo...
10-10-05 The roots of cassava(木薯) ( Manihot esculenta花叶木薯 ) serve as the primary source of carbohydrates(糖类,碳水化合物) in the diets of people in many arid regions(干旱地区) of the world, including more than 250 million people in sub-Saharan A...
10-09-24 A giant rhino(犀牛) with a ridiculously supersized head. Fifteen long, pointed sideways oriented eye horns: one over the nose, one atop each eye, one at the tip of each cheek bone, and ten across the rear margin of the bony frill. A horned face: l...
10-09-09 A research team led by Cary Pirone from the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University has identified bilirubin(胆红素) in the popular Bird of Paradise(天堂鸟) plant. The breakthrough study, published in the September...
10-07-01 As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, so does the pressure on the plant kingdom. The hope among policymakers, scientists and concerned citizens is that plants will absorb some of the extra CO2 and mitigate(减轻,缓和) the impacts of climate c...
10-06-25 For a plant, light is life. It drives everything from photosynthesis(光合作用) to growth and reproduction. Yet the chain of molecular events that enables light signals to control gene activity and ultimately a plant's architecture(建筑学) had re...