Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

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Feb. 7, 2025 — New research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the establishment and spread of a biological ...

Only 20% contained melatonin alone, while the majority included plant extracts and vitamins. The absence of clinical studies supporting the efficacy of melatonin combined with plant extracts in these ...

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how pseudouridine modifications across plant RNA species orchestrate translation dynamics, and provides a comprehensive atlas of these modifications in four major ...

Now is a good month to plant early potatoes and sow hardier veg like beetroot direct outdoors. Hardy annuals such as cornflowers and poppies can also now be sown direct outside, where they are to ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...