Plants need light to feed themselves, so they grow in ways that help them collect as much of it as they can. Sometimes that’s straight up, but not always.
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Trees may be more resilient to future dry spells than scientists first thought.
Researchers have unearthed a ‘biological switch’ which could boost crop yield worldwide.
Indoor plant factories have high energy costs since LEDs replace the sunlight outdoor plants get for free. Scientists found a way to dial back how much light is needed by breaking it into tiny bursts.
Leaves fall off trees when they aren’t doing their job any more. If there isn’t enough water, the leaf can be damaged and stop working.
This is the story of how seeds came together bit-by-bit over a really long time, as plants evolved.
New research finds more CO₂ can actually make most plants smaller in the long-term - but the story for crops isn’t so simple.
LED lights can actually improve upon the sun and help grow plants in space. A Canadian team of researchers is helping to refine and perfect LED technology.
The globe is greening as plants grow faster in response to rising carbon dioxide. But a new analysis shows they aren’t using more water to do it - a rare piece of good news for our changing planet.
Scientists are working out how to grow plants in space, ready to use them as food when we visit other planets.
Essential reading for green-fingered urbanites and guerrilla gardeners.
Since 1999, Australia has swung between drought and deluge with surprising speed, because El Niño has fallen into sync with similar patterns in the Indian and Southern Oceans.
Rising carbon dioxide levels are making plants grow faster, sucking up more water and reducing river flows in many agriculturally important areas of Australia, according to new research.
Low-dose exposure to hydrogen sulfide has been found to enhance plant growth. When used in small concentrations, the deadly…
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University of Technology Sydney
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Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Snr research fellow in environmental sciences, James Cook University
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Professor of Horticultural Sciences and Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
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Visiting Fellow (Molecular and Cellular Biology), University of Leeds
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Chief research scientist, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Assistant Vice President of Research & Innovation, Michigan State University
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Professor and Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, University of Guelph
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral research fellow, CSIRO
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
