Scientists developing salt-resistant rice
Scientists are developing a salt-resistant rice variety after a huge tsunami last year hit paddy
News Section | Plant Sciences
Nature could help yield hundreds of new drugs
The plant world has “great potential” as a source of new medicines to cure or treat disease, according to a New York Botanical Garden scientist
World’s largest medicinal botanic garden in China
A medicinal botanical garden in southwest China has been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the largest of its kind in the world
Bat Plant shows cancer-fighting potential
Bat plant, or Tacca chantrieri, could be used to fight cancer, according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
‘Remarkable’ night-flowering orchid discovered in New Britain
A team of botanists has described an orchid species that flower at night, the first of its kind known to science
Flood-tolerant crops come closer to reality
A team of experts at the University of Nottingham and the University of California, Riverside, has identified the molecular mechanism plants use to sense low oxygen levels, which could eventually lead to the production of high-yielding, flood-tolerant crops
Scientist to spend 48-hrs in airtight container with 160 plants to keep him alive
A scientist is set to lock himself up in an airtight box for two days and use only the oxygen generated by plants to keep him breathing
Tweaking plants’ bio-clock can revolutionise food output
Tweaking the biological clock of plants could make global food shortages a thing of the past.
UV light good for veggies
Intense ultraviolet (UV) light might be bad for your skin, but it works wonders for vegetables by
Plant develops echo to attract bats
A rainforest vine has evolved dish-shaped leaves which develop echoes to attract bats for pollination,
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