The amount of land occupied by a farming system does not necessarily reflect its importance to our food supply.
- Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University
Complex systems require multiple indicators. A UK food resilience index could identify developing weaknesses in the food system before they become failures.
Raising public awareness that food security is a shared national responsibility does not infer panic – it means preparation.
Around 70% of the Britain’s 12,000 greenhouses are more than 40 years old. So there’s a huge opportunity for hi-tech horticulture to improve food security.
Bagaimana cara tumbuhan berkomunikasi, dan apa bedanya dengan manusia?
La façon dont les plantes communiquent n’a rien à voir avec la nôtre. Et pourtant, ce sont de véritables conversations silencieuses qui se tiennent en sous-sol, à l’ombre des sous-bois…
A ciência recente está mostrando que os sistemas de comunicação das plantas podem ser mais complexos do que imaginávamos
How do plants communicate, and how does it differ from us?
A study of Arctic microalgae could benefit everyone from farmers to astronauts.
As temperatures and rainfall patterns change, the time that trees produce catkins could change and affect wildlife that rely on catkins for food.
If you’re reading this over a mug of tea or coffee, you’re using plants to alter your body chemistry.
Fussy about moisture and temperature, ferns are excellent indicators of environmental change.
David Attenborough’s new BBC documentary The Green Planet shows plants are stranger than they first appear.
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