‘Solar-powered vacuum cleaners’: the native plants that could clean toxic soil (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
Discover Leaf Culture for top-quality indoor plants in the UK. Master indoor gardening secrets and cultivate vibrant foliage for your lush paradise at home.
Germany's parliament is expected to pass a law on Friday legalising the cultivation and consumption of a limited amount of cannabis, regularising the behaviour of the 4.5 million Germans estimated to use the drug.
Researchers inoculated rapeseed plants with a species of fungus that is known for its ability to combat pest insects. Utilizing the relationship between beneficial fungi and crop plants may introduce a new era of agriculture where the plant resilience is improved and the ecological footprint of trad
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic.
Researchers in Japan have identified how the WOX13 gene negatively controls the destiny of regenerating plant cells, affecting the efficiency of shoot regeneration. Plants possess the unique ability to completely regenerate from a somatic cell.
This one was passed down to me by my grandmother and it's proved to be a very useful tool for both cooking and gardening. There are non-vegetarian recipies but overall it's a great book, and these days it's not too hard to find a suitable meat alternative.
I did some cursory reading and read that too much sun can cause white/black spots, I keep it next to a south facing window but it's not getting completely baked out in my lawn or anything. Is this normal/fixable?
What are you using as ground cover?...
Homeowners looking to add fiery brilliance to their garden should look no further than the firecracker plant, named Texas Superstar.
The "Healthy Crops" international research consortium led by Professor Dr. Wolf B. Frommer from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) is developing disease-resistant rice varieties. In eLife, the authors now report on the discovery of a recent bacterial outbreak in Tanzania—and describe how they modified an African rice...
Illegal plantations of pink pineapple have been uncovered in Costa Rica posing a threat to Fresh Del Monte's exclusive product.
A Silicon Valley startup wants to supercharge trees to soak up more carbon and cool the climate. Is this the great climate solution or a whole lot of hype?
Orange juice may become pricier and less sweet over the next several months as Florida’s famous groves yield the smallest crop of citruses in nearly a century.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists have used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease-resistant rice plants, according to a new study published in the journal Nature June 14.
Plants modified to grow in the dark could also provide fresh produce in extreme environments on Earth
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