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Scientists find the sensor plants use to smell fungus

One RNA spray shields zucchini from aphid-spread virus for weeks

Removing one gene makes tomato pollen heat-tough

Soil may remember plant stress and pass it forward

Why your best orchard pollinator is hard to farm at scale

Polish plant seasons shifted weeks earlier over 80 years

Mixing rare wildflower populations makes dramatically stronger offspring

Restored soils rebuild their nutrient-cycling microbes before growth-boosting ones

Doubling alfalfa's genome makes it tougher against salty soil

Plants use a chemical tag to save RNA from heat

Soil bacteria plus a plant hormone cut cadmium in rice

China and US soybeans have swappable genetic superpowers, study finds

Gene editing makes buckwheat seeds taste less bitter

Shrinking charcoal into nanoparticles traps toxic metals better in soil

Thin, branching roots help wetland plants trap forever chemicals

These common weeds can suck heavy metals out of dirty soil

Plant receptor reads broken cell wall bits as an attack alarm

Scientists crack the yew tree's cancer-drug recipe for lab brewing

Plants pick different soil bacteria tricks based on pH

AI tool predicts better crop genes, testing just ten variants

Charcoal from straw helps good bacteria protect cucumbers from wilt

AI reads citizen science notes to map who eats and pollinates whom

Hummingbirds are swallowing plastic fibers from nectar and air

A leafcutting bee shows promise as a sunflower pollinator

Satellite greenness timing reveals where invasive plants hide in cities

Drought turns farmland pollution into hidden health hazards

Biochar plus organic fertilizer shrinks rice paddy greenhouse gases

Zinc and iron help soil bacteria recover from herbicide damage

Coconut shell charcoal traps old herbicide, keeping it out of plants

Organic fertilizer grows more helpful soil bacteria than chemical feed

Plants use the same hormone to grow and make friends

A plant compound traps and weakens a major rice disease fungus

Rainfall and soil pH decide which bacteria protect wheat roots

A soil fungus makes this medicinal herb's oils stronger

This grass pulls cadmium from poisoned soil over years

Nanoparticles boost vetiver grass's lead-cleanup power, but less is more

Sugar maple sightings surge as fall color peaks across Canada

A single soil microbe helps rice fields emit less methane

Leftover food waste products can detox contaminated farm soil

Waste coal ash plus plant gum turns desert sand fertile

This flowering shrub traps toxic cadmium in its roots

Black rice's healthy pigments come with a hidden cost

Seed fungi help corn thrive in salty soil

Leaf bacteria help this medicinal herb fight disease and grow bigger

Seed fungi help corn fight off soil cadmium toxicity

This grass locks toxic chromium safely away in its roots

Plants secretly destroy dad's mitochondria before fertilization

Jumping DNA bits help plants evolve new survival tricks

City dwellers see urban farms as food and medicine, but not jobs

Scientists zoom into single seed cells to watch barley wake up

Scientists find the exact rock where a desert bean began

AI reveals why one genome copy outlasts its twin in crops

Stopping witchweed spread beats treating every infested field

Storage temperature and packing material determine biofertilizer bacteria survival

Plants use a molecular ruler to spot fungal invaders

Same flower gene acts differently in petal's skin versus inside

Soviet scientists mined Buddhist monk medicine for new drugs

Italy's forgotten almond trees hold untapped genetic diversity

Some Polish herbal remedies carry trace mercury contamination

This native fall aster is still a top US sighting

Pokeweed sightings dip slightly but still dominate this week

This toxic white wildflower is still blooming in woodlands nationwide

Healthier plants after soil treatment didn't mean healthier soil microbes

Olive tree flowering genes mapped to help trees adapt to warming

Ginkgo pollen cones reveal ancient shared blueprint with cycads

Cadmium-trapping biochar leaks the toxic metal back out over time

Biosolid fertilizer spreads forever chemicals and drug residues into farm soil

Recycled farm waste fertilizer grows bigger corn, needs safety checks

Lime and manure combo doubles down on acidic soil fixes

Aged biochar and earthworm tunnels team up to detoxify soil

Soil, charcoal and date pits clean toxic olive oil runoff

How biochar is processed changes green roof water storage

A single gene fine-tunes millet's flowering clock and grain output

Plant wounds may rewire gene switches, not just trigger defenses

How trees hunt for scarce phosphorus in poor soil

Two genes quietly control how bushy plants grow

Poplar trees send slow electric signals when bent or stressed

Scientists get a cellular-level remote control for root growth

Your algae supplement might carry hidden toxins from blue-green algae

Plants use oxygen and cell chemistry to sense warmth too

Plants use a wall-then-vault strategy to lock away cadmium

Camellia compound helps skin cells clear out sun damage

Plant compounds in your food may help fight drug-resistant TB

A medicinal herb compound may help repair sun-damaged skin

Two hormones team up to grow tomato plants more roots

New fertilizer coating helps vegetables survive salty soil

Scientists find soybean's master genes for surviving soil stress

Plants shift their protein recycling system to survive stress

This gene helps canola seeds survive salty soil

Rising CO2 makes cover crops more vulnerable to herbicides, not less

One moringa tree species handles climate stress better than its cousin

New gene tool stacks multiple traits into exact rice locations

AI reads crop photos to find weather-tough plant varieties

Two natural plant hormones team up to beat copper poisoning

One gene helps plants juggle multiple defenses against salty soil

Plants fight heat stress using their DNA repair toolkit

Plant cell pumps turn out to be decision-making switchboards

Scientists map olive trees' hidden disease-fighting toolkit

Konjac root fiber, broken down smartly, feeds gut bacteria better

Plant compounds could help calm an enzyme driving gut disease

Rubber tree roots swap fungal partners with the seasons

Plant compounds fight colon cancer by hitting many targets at once

Iron-grabbing soil molecules may be the key to healthier roots

Plants steer sugar flow cell by cell, not as whole organs

Microscopic soil amoebae could signal climate-driven ecosystem shifts

Buckwheat's natural compounds may boost gut and metabolic health

Scientists edit several rice genes at once to build better plants

New web tool makes precise gene editing in wheat easier

Disabling one gene makes invasive fruit flies completely infertile

New CRISPR tool makes bigger, cleaner edits in sugarcane

Plants sense disease using a calcium-powered internal alarm system

Quieting a plant's immune system boosts lab protein output

Patents on gene-editing tools could leave poorer nations behind

Peanut meal beats urea for composting herbal medicine waste

Root bacteria shift how trees handle toxic cadmium in soil

Charcoal-coated bacteria clean toxic pollution from soil faster

Electric fields help marigolds clean doubly polluted soil faster

Algae nibble at plastic waste but can't fully digest it

Just the right amount of leaf litter speeds up pollution cleanup

Bamboo and its own charcoal could team up to clean oily soil

Plants and microbes are cleaning up fashion industry pollution

Plant compound helps enzymes destroy antibiotic pollution in water

A gut fungus from mealworms eats compostable plastic for food

Berry pigments show modest but real anti-obesity benefits in studies

One flowering hormone works by switching on another

Blue-green algae could replace some synthetic fertilizers, with caveats

Plants evolved double-acting proteins that jam insect digestion

Plants' own chemical weapons could replace synthetic pesticides

Reading a plant's chemical signals to predict its future health

AI could soon read plant pores to breed tougher crops

Plants fend off viruses using a cell-to-cell relay signal

Spanish orchard weeds now shrug off six major herbicides

A deep-rooted dock plant heals damaged mountain soil fastest

Backyard gardens quietly feed and heal rural families

New 1,000-page guide helps you identify East Texas wildflowers

Smarter AI camera system catches hard-to-see cotton pests

Common weed's scientific name was wrong for 150 years

Hens-and-chicks succulents build sugary armor to survive cold

This tree's leaves flush out fluid almost like a prescription diuretic

Modified crops bring tradeoffs for food safety and ecosystems

Breeders test 33 wheat types to beat salty soil

How bakers can swap in cassava flour for wheat

Scientists map the full genome of a popular tea plant

Four common roadside plants confirmed to hold real medicinal compounds

Sword fern spotting surges across Canada this week

Fewer New England asters spotted as fall bloom season winds down

Canadians keep spotting this invasive shrub everywhere, numbers easing

Northern red oak spotting surges across Canada this week

This weedy wetland plant is everywhere right now, but less than last week

Frost aster sightings are fading fast as fall bloom winds down

Invasive spindle shrub confirmed spreading in New Hampshire woods

Shrub loved by birds spotted growing wild in Maryland

Anise hyssop spotted thriving along Manhattan's riverside greenway

Garden shrub Portuguese laurel confirmed growing wild near Vancouver

Willow-leaved cotoneaster confirmed growing wild in Vancouver

An Asian orchid keeps popping up in Florida yards and sidewalks

Buried wastewater filters work better once their microbes settle in

Nano-sized carbon specks could keep produce fresh longer

A tropical leaf extract makes goat meat juicier and more tender

Gut bacteria diets show promise but inconsistent results so far

Scientists predict microbe teamwork using B12-like nutrients alone

Seed formation varies more across crops than scientists assumed

Blocking one gene stops crop-pest moth eggs from hatching

Diabetic test strips repurposed to catch hidden peanut allergens

Microbes and enzymes offer a cleaner way to destroy a common food toxin

Dairy bacterium's enzymes destroy toxic mold contaminant in minutes

Bacteria-powered filters clean herbicide pollution from groundwater cheaply

Plant enzymes measure RNA twice to pick gene targets precisely

Plant cells have a built-in wall repair crew

New chemical tagging method could reveal plants' protein-making in real time

Hot compost piles may push a common mold toward risky sex

Experts say fungi are a vastly underused sustainability resource

Plant-based exosome skincare is popular but barely tested

New field guide lists every wild plant on Saint Martin

New book maps the hidden world of fungi

Students lean on AI first, then trust their own eyes

Scientists catalog hidden microbes guiding sugarcane's sprouting process

A classic prickly pear cactus spotted and confirmed in LA County

A streamside native tree spotted on an ordinary Glendale street

Glendale resident's oak sighting confirmed as verified research data

Volunteer naturalists confirm scrappy weed thriving in LA County

A native holly with winter berries confirmed growing in New York

Native shrub self-seeds on UCLA campus, observer hopes it stays

Native coastal fern confirmed growing in an Aptos neighborhood

Fuzzy giant weed confirmed growing on California's central coast

Experts agree on what makes herbal medicines sold responsibly in pharmacies

Bacteria teams can clean up mixed factory air pollution together

Iron particles and bacteria beads team up to detox industrial wastewater

Warmer wastewater removes most drug residues, but not all

Removing hidden air bubbles reveals plant cells in sharp detail

Finland turned 1980s dairy biotech into a billion-euro industry

City food plans improve on fairness but still miss cultural food needs

Cutting fruit, adding fiber calmed orangutans and reset their gut bacteria

Huge global dataset maps over 190 obscure tropical plants

Herbal fertility tablet shows no toxic effects in rat study

Seabirds time egg-laying to ocean plankton blooms, not just calendar dates

Silk scaffolds learn to grow their own bone mineral

A yearly roundup gathers plant science's biggest advances in one place

Common diabetes drugs may help or harm cancer patients

New AI tool matches cancer drugs to individual patients

Older fish parents have weaker eggs but healthy surviving offspring