Plant Punishment
Soybean plants cut off the oxygen to symbiotic bacteria if they stop producing nitrogen.
Weed Seed Collection
The USDA collects and grows weed seeds and makes them available for research.
Replanting the Prairie
Replanting cultivated seed of natural grasses best for keeping out invaders on disturbed land
Buggy Plants Roundup
Atlantic salmon can escape from Pacific fish farms, vitamin D prevents bone fractures, and organic foods contain more phytochemicals.
Disappearing Bananas
Two fungal diseases threaten the health of banana crops worldwide.
Mighty Rice
Genetically engineering rice to produce a sugar called trehalose makes the rice hardier.
Veggie Roundup
Compound in poisonous plant for treating brain tumors, saltwort seeds, and dinosaur with bunny teeth found in China
Corn Protein
Genetically engineering corn to be more nutritious using its own genes
Caffeine Pesticide
Caffeine can act as a pesticide to frogs, snails, and slugs.
Hypoallergenic Peanuts
Lowering the level of allergens in peanuts for those who have peanut allergies
No-Till Farming
A method of farming that promises to be more productive while using less water, fertilizer, and preserving the soil
Holey Plants
Plants lose photosynthesis in areas beyond those chewed by insects
Trampled Grass
Breeding plants resistant to being trampled for Army training sites
Soil Genome
By capturing DNA from soil and growing it in e. coli, scientists can find new antibiotics without having to identify where the DNA came from.
Glowing Bacteria
Glowing bacteria may be the key to protecting potatoes from the Colorado potato beetle
Tomato Mold
Preventing programmed cell death makes tomatoes resistant to black mold.
Future Farming
Increased carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere affects soybean growth.
Plants on the Internet
A new system that uses the internet and cell phone techonolgy to alert farmers to a crop's needs.
Heavy-Breathing Plants
The philodendron uses oxygen to get hot for reproduction