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Wild blueberries now ripen a week earlier than a century ago

Tea gene helps tomato plants beat the heat

A gene unique to rice makes crops drought-tough across species

Truffle fungi may travel on the wind, not just in animal guts

Most wild American grapevine species need urgent conservation help

Coated rice seeds poison bees worse than pesticide sprays do

Composted manure beats raw manure for salty, tough soils

This solo bee could help orchards outlast the honeybee crisis

Corn recruits helpful soil bacteria to survive salty ground

Scientists breed wheat with far less gluten in one generation

Deleting one rice gene makes plants far more salt-tolerant

Notorious invasive water plant cleans drug-laced wastewater efficiently

Common weed killer harms underwater plants at surprisingly low doses

Alfalfa plus plant-based nanoparticles team up to eat plastic

Wild bees stick to the same pollen diet every year

That sneezing spike? Ragweed is blooming everywhere right now

Plants remember past droughts and pass the lesson to offspring

Overlooked root fungi may boost soil health and stress tolerance

Nursery-grown marsh grass genetically differs from wild local plants

How some plants survive drying out completely, then bounce back

Plant heat survival tricks all serve one shared goal

Watermelon monocropping breaks soil microbes after enough seasons

Zinc and manganese spray team up to cut cadmium in rice

Sun-drenched apples turn sunscald risk into measurable, predictable damage

Fireweed sightings are surging across the country right now

Bee-loved native wildflower is popping up everywhere right now

Beech trees can adjust leaf timing but not frost tolerance

30-year thistle experiment shows seeds can rebuild rare populations

Beetroot pigments show promise fighting cancer cells in lab tests

Soil bacteria help wheat thrive in salty, stressed soil

Tweaked tomato plants yield more fruit and resist stress better

New soil bacterium found that kills crop fungus survival pods

Same helpful bacteria use different tricks in different plants

Seed surface microbes shape eelgrass health for weeks after sprouting

Turning off one gene makes citrus roots handle salt better

Plants use their own chemistry to fight heavy metal pollution

Tweaking one receptor helps tomatoes survive the fridge better

Mulch and manure help drought-stressed roses bloom more

Solitary bees absorb far more metal pollution than honey bees do

Gardeners are spotting monarch's favorite plant everywhere this week

This ghostly white plant is popping up in forests everywhere right now

Overlooked soil bacteria show promise fighting crop-killing fungi

Charcoal and manure compost combo grows bigger tomatoes

Shrimp shell compost slashes olive tree wilt disease

Vetiver grass and tree spinach lock radioactive cesium in roots

Zinc nanoparticle seed coating helps radishes resist metal pollution

A bacteria-infecting virus calms plant disease without killing the germ

Seaweed spray and hand-thinning cut synthetic hormone use in grapes

A single soybean gene shapes branching and regional adaptation

Bangladesh could grow fruit year-round with better storage and varieties

Scientists engineer crops to survive a key weed-killer class

City botanical gardens act as bird sanctuaries in Ethiopia

Timing fertilizer right helps young date palms thrive in deserts

One rice gene quietly caps how big grains can grow

Jackfruit leaves show real promise as a stomach ulcer treatment

Sesame's wood-building genes ramp up during disease and salt stress

Potato hormone and gene clues could stop scab disease

Drones can now count rice grain clusters more accurately

Amber-trapped bee reveals ancient pollen-carrying trick and a hitchhiker

A cell recycling protein secretly directs how plant cells divide

Chokecherry sightings surge as its dark fruit ripens now

This towering purple-berried weed is having a moment outdoors

This purple lawn weed is popping up everywhere right now

Rare Himalayan wild goats avoid competition by eating different plants

Leftover corn stalks become water filters and soil boosters

Scientists pinpoint exact soil bacteria that devour farm waste

Mineral soil treatment cuts toxic metal in cabbage leaves by 60%

Adding sand to salty clay soil unlocks better drainage

Plant compound quiets bacterial chatter to fight lung infections

Wheat pollen's hidden genetic switches could unlock hybrid breeding

A calcium-sensing protein controls plant growth, and warmth can override it

This gene family controls plant size and helps crops survive drought

Tiny plant particles could deliver medicine better than raw extracts

Plants pump acid and reroute sodium to survive alkaline soil

This rice gene acts like a drought survival switch

Desert crust microbes help lettuce and spinach survive space-like stress

Ten fast-maturing cowpea lines thrive in Niger's harsh farmland

Melatonin treatment helps wheat plants fight off arsenic damage

A rye gene snippet helps wheat survive drought better

Tropical crops hide genetic survival tricks scientists want to harness

Nano-wrapped melatonin helps wheat survive salty soil

Recycled sewage sludge boosts farm soil health and crop yields

Turmeric relative's compound may slow colon cancer development

Ginseng fights liver cancer in rats through gut bacteria shifts

Solomon's seal root sugars feed gut bacteria in structure-specific ways

Why crossbred rice plants grow better than their parents

Citrus trees recruit different soil bacteria based on genes

Gut bacteria and plant compounds may team up to protect the brain

Tough plant proteins feed gut bacteria in surprisingly healthy ways

Canola's flowering clock still ticks without a cold winter

Scientists gene-edit a popular purple houseplant for the first time

One gene lets trees make both wood fiber and vitamin C

How scientists trace helpful crop mutations back to their genes

Corn's stress-response brake could help breed tougher crops

Newly found soil bacterium breaks down bee-harming pesticide fast

Birch trees on old farmland absorb metals without stunting their growth

Pandemic-era painkiller pollution is hurting aquatic plants and algae

The gene that builds flowers is older than flowers themselves

Scientists can now map what every single plant cell is doing

New Spanish food guide puts plants at the center of every plate

This butterfly picks the wrong host plant on purpose

Contaminated soil taints cannabis flowers and disrupts its medicine

Berry pigments and herb oils could replace synthetic food preservatives

Plants keep repairing their genetic memory long after cells divide

Custom microbe teams could help coastlines trap more carbon

Giant conifer's genome reveals ancient tree family secrets

Four related medicinal herbs each grow their own unique root microbes

A single eucalyptus gene reshapes how wood builds itself

Scientists build math models to predict how plants manage minerals

Potato viruses hide unevenly across leaves, stems, and tubers

Wild daisy compound outperforms its own lab-made copies against bacteria

Wild carrot sightings surge on nature-tracking app this week

Invasive wetland plant confirmed spreading in Niagara, Ontario

Old-world medicinal herb spotted thriving on Lake Ontario shoreline

One fungus dominates leaves of plants with opposite seasonal habits

Yeast factories now brew a rainforest fruit's natural sweetener

Moss and trees may share ancient plumbing-building genes

AI could design and manage crops like an engineer

Trust and training, not just money, drive climate-smart farming

Digested food fragments can quiet or trigger immune responses

AI reveals hidden fiber-digesting machines in gut bacteria

Decades-old algae lab strains had hidden chromosome scrambling all along

Plant cells use their recycling system to build enzymes, not just break them down

Algae could replace plants as a source of medicinal compounds

Two humble plant chemicals turn out to control reproduction

Long pepper compounds may protect blood vessels by boosting cell energy

New cell-mapping tools reveal how plants fight infection cell by cell

Goji berry's sperm protection claims outrun the actual human evidence

Native cup plant spotted thriving in a Wisconsin yard

Native bunchberry spotted thriving in Ontario provincial park

Spotted: a native orchid with snake-patterned leaves in the woods

Crushed concrete waste gets a biochar boost so plants can grow in it

Tiny dose of plant flavonoids boosts rabbit health and meat quality

Plant-heavy Mediterranean eating may ease inflammatory bowel disease symptoms

Soil microbe naturally makes a compound scientists thought was synthetic

A newly named crust fungus turns up in Chinese forests

Bamboo's knotty parts need a different paint recipe

Robot navigation system stays accurate through orchards in every season

Allergy-causing ragweed spotted growing wild in Niagara Falls

Spotted in Niagara: a native plant that predicts rain and soothes poison ivy

Native mountain holly confirmed growing wild in Ontario provincial park

Invasive sweetclover confirmed growing on an Ontario street

A Scandinavian tree turns up growing in downtown Toronto

Small native wildflower confirmed growing in remote northern Ontario

Old-world heart herb confirmed growing wild in Ontario

Invasive rose shrub confirmed spreading in a New York town

Bright native wildflower spotted growing wild in Ontario yard

Native five-leaved vine confirmed growing wild in Knoxville

Soil bacteria found that can start digesting rubber gloves

Saltier coastal mud breeds better oil-eating bacteria

Gene-edited crop safety reviews find no new risks so far

Rotting trash controls whether metal pollutants escape landfills

New filter system cleans composting facility wastewater without chemicals

Combining light and microbes to clean toxic pollutants has hidden risks

Ocean bacterium quickly breaks down foul-smelling manure compound

Scientists push for shared rules on microbial protein data

Carbon tracking alone can't prove plastic is biodegrading

Engineered bacterial enzyme turns plastic waste into useful chemicals

Peptide helps damaged tooth pulp calm down and heal

New CRISPR test spots virus infections faster and more sensitively