Vinegar, especially 30% “cleaning vinegar” is extremely acidic and can cause chemical burns. This, too, will damage the soil ...

Changes to the label for residual herbicide Xerton (ethofumesate) to include pre-emergence use in winter wheat promises to ...

Jun 18, 2025 Selenium-doped nanoparticles improve fungicide delivery and trigger plant immunity Selenium-doped nanoparticles improve fungicide retention, activate plant defenses, and lower toxicity in ...

The waxy layer on a plant's leaves is known as the "cuticle." This waxy layer is a protective coating: The cuticle helps the plant's tissues avoid losing excessive moisture.

Plants’ temperature-sensing system could also be modified. In a second Science paper, researchers propose a new way of understanding the network of proteins that control plants’ responses to heat.

Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation ...

The Houston area is projected to see a surge of new gas-fired power plants as companies race to meet the energy demands of AI data centers, according to a new report mapping proposed Texas ...

Plant cuticles, comprising cutin and an array of wax compounds, serve as an essential barrier that regulates water loss, gas exchange and provides defence against environmental stressors. The ...

June 11 (UPI) -- General Motors Tuesday announced a $4 billion investment in United States manufacturing plants over the next two years to build both gas and electric vehicles. The plants getting ...

A chemical leak at an explosives manufacturing plant prompted evacuations in a southeastern Ohio county.According to Vinton County EMA spokesman Robert Czechlewski, it happened around 8:30 a.m ...