All Botany


Turning cellulose into starch for new food source

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2013

A potential food source can be created from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops sugge…

Gravity affects sex in plants

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Apr 2013

Changes in gravity affect reproduction in plants, reveals a University of Montreal study. Their fin…

Chloroplasts could control crop ripening

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Dec 2012

Biologists at Leicester University have discovered that a plant cell regulation process also affect…

Frankincense is not just for Christmas…

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Dec 2012

Frankincense, the undeniable fragrance of Christmas, is in high demand but this means that many Bos…

Relief for hay fever sufferers: pollen-free house plants developed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Sep 2012

Pollen-free plants can be produced by targeting two bacterial genes into the houseplant Pelargonium…

Tomato genome sequenced

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012

The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a hi…