Plants

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When tobacco heals
News
Engineers modify tobacco plants to produce medicine.
Source: scenta
Date Published: March 19, 2009

Reflective farming
News
Farmers could aid in fight against global warming by planting reflective crops.
Source: scenta
Date Published: January 16, 2009

Out in the fields
News
Imperial College simulates the ecosystems of 2100.
Source: scenta
Date Published: September 29, 2008

Millennium Seed Bank
Features
One of the largest international conservation projects ever undertaken, the Millennium Seed Bank collaboration aims to safeguard over 24,000 plant species worldwide against extinction and to secure the future of the UK's native flowering plants.
Source: bescenta
Date Published: July 21, 2008

Switchgrass, the new green energy hope?
News
Study shows that switchgrass-derived ethanol could be a player in the alternative fuel future.
Source: bescenta
Date Published: January 09, 2008

Protecting brassicas from disease
News
Scientists have uncovered resistant genes that protect vegetables like broccoli.
Source: bescenta
Date Published: November 02, 2007

New hope for horses
News
Scientists have proposed that an eco-friendly fungal spray could infect the deadly weed Ragwort.
Source: bescenta
Date Published: October 11, 2007