New antibiotic comes from a pathogenic bacterium in potatoes
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led researchers to search for new compounds everywhere. This week in mBio, a…
Featured
Agriculture is a dynamic and interconnected field that touches every aspect of human life, from the food we eat to the environment we live in. This featured category brings together a diverse range of topics, offering insights into the challenges, innovations, and opportunities shaping the future of agriculture.
Pest
Pest is an organism that causes harm to plants and can be found in nearly every ecosystem on earth and are a major concern for farmers.
New species of alga named for poet Amanda Gorman
In 2020, a group of researchers in Fay-Wei Li’s lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) had done what many…
High rates of landscape degradation not product of landscape fires
Once humans discovered how to tame fire, they began using it for heat, cooking, to scare away animals and to…
Global analysis identifies at-risk forests
Forests are engaged in a delicate, deadly dance with climate change, sucking carbon dioxide out of the air with billions…
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50 percent more potatoes, rice
Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of…
Mesophytes
Mesophytes, also known as mesic plants, are a type of plant species that thrive in moderate levels of moisture and humidity.
Forests benefit from tree species variety and genetic diversity
Reforestation projects should include a variety of tree species and ensure genetic diversity within each species to maximise new forests’…
Abiotic Stress Resistance
Abiotic stress resistance refers to the ability of plants to tolerate and adapt to environmental conditions that are non-biological in nature.
Turning over a new leaf: Local mountain climate is affected by leaf area ratio
The changing seasons tell us much about the workings of nature. Now, a research group from Japan has discovered that…