The system is designed to mimic mechanical impedance and to identify genotypes with contrasting tolerance to compaction—fast enough to support ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new study of the ...

Nematologist Shahid Siddique, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, with jar of nematode specimens. Plant-parasitic nematodes rarely draw national headlines, but this ...

Summer is the best time for eating fresh, just-out-of-the-garden vegetables. Green beans, peas, corn, okra, squash, I could go on and on. Many of these plants produce seeds that we love. All plants ...

The cutleaf geranium (Geranium dissectum) is a deceptive little invader. This innocent-looking wildflower is a broadleaf weed and is originally native to Europe and Asia, but the cutleaf geranium has ...

Monocots and dicots vector illustration. Labeled comparison... Monocots and dicots vector illustration. Labeled plant comparison division scheme. Educational graphic with seed, root, vascular, leaf ...

Plant bioengineering—in which plant genes are modified to include desirable characteristics—is the key to solutions for problems concerning crop resilience and food security. Elements like gene ...

Dicot AB has received clearance from the Swedish Medical Products Agency to begin a first-in-human trial with LIB-01, a potency agent to treat erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.

Much of the plant life on Earth fits into one of two groups — the gymnosperms and the angiosperms. Gymnosperms, whose name translates to “naked seed”, arrived first. They were some of the first ...

Q: I have a palm tree that is starting to shed its outer layer. It looks terrible. We were told about 10 years ago not to skin palm trees because of borers. Is this correct? A: I am not sure which ...

All species of flowering plants can be classified as either monocots or dicots, which refers to the number of cotyledons the plant embryo contains. The cotyledon is the portion of the plant embryo ...

Manganese (Mn) is one of eight essential micronutrients for plants. It is required for photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, lignin synthesis, root growth, and activation of many enzymatic systems.