A breakthrough in pine tree breeding will help forests to adapt to climate change and bioenergy use. The technique can create new tree variants in half the time it take for current breeding methods ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

A meeting in a forest between a biologist and a mathematician could lead to thicker, faster growing trees. A meeting in a forest between a biologist and a mathematician could lead to thicker, faster ...

Plant nutrient content reflects their overall metabolic health and has a direct impact on plant growth, development, and reproduction. Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs), for example, are a type of ...

Professor in the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry William Powell is a non-paid consultant to The American ...

What are your research topics? I primarily investigate the genetic diversity, evolution and adaptation of trees. Genetic diversity is studied through both phenotype, or measurable characteristics, and ...

Of the American households that put up a tree, more than 80 percent put up a fake one, about double the number from 25 years ago, according to Gallup. What’s worse – if you’re a Christmas tree farmer, ...