Evolutionary biology: The greening ashore: Trends in Plant Science cover story:
A team led by evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. Sven Gould of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has been studying the…
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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.
Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural land classification is the process of categorizing land based on its suitability for agricultural production.
Plants can adapt their lignin using ‘chemically encoding’ enzymes to face climate change
A new study shows how plants “encode” specific chemistries of their lignin to grow tall and sustain climate changes: each…
Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) is an agency that was established in 1945 to eliminate hunger & food insecurity
Diclinous
Diclinous plants, also known as monoecious plants, are those that have separate male and female flowers on the same plant.
Researchers identify a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn
The discovery of a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn is a new tool to enable…
Plant Terms And Botanical Terminologies: Detailed Glossary
The classification of plants has additional groupings that do not exist in the classification of animals. Therefore, the plants are…
‘Plant blindness’ is caused by urban life and could be cured through wild food foraging
“Plant blindness” is caused by a lack of exposure to nature and could be cured by close contact through activities…
Agricultural Revolution: Remarkable Increase In Agriculture
Agricultural Revolution was linked to start of new agricultural practices as crop rotation between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries.
How a harmful fungus renders its host plant defenseless
Ustilago maydis attacks and reproduces in the aerial parts of the corn plant. Huge tumor-like tissue growth often form…