Creating the next big apple: Can the U of M do it again?
For a lot of people, there’s nothing more “holistic” or “natural” than going to an apple orchard and picking their favorite fall fruit themselves. But the truth is, when you shine up that ...
Wall Street Journal16 天
AI Comes to the Apple Orchard—From Pollinating to Picking
Apple orchards are largely untouched by automation. But that could be changing. Recent breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence could enable robots to do much of the work that ...
University of Oklahoma18 天
Student-Led Research Suggests Urban Gardens Key to Pollinator Resilience
According to their study data, the plants that attracted the highest diversity and abundance of pollinators were large shrubs or small trees with clusters of small to medium-sized white flowers.
Royal Botanic Gardens%2c Kew22 天
Pollen and pollinators in legumes
To explore how the diversity of pollen structures may have evolved, I have mapped the pollen data onto the family tree of legumes, which was mostly generated using phylogenetic data from DNA studies.
Forbes24 天
Apple Stock May Fall As China iPhone Sales Plunge
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Apple CEO Tim Cook (C) sits next to Donald Trump Jr at the inaugural ... [+] luncheon on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second ...
WLNS.com24 天
MSU researchers use Michigan tree to save apples from cold weather
(WLNS)– A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered a native tree unlocking ... could have been cross-pollination from a feral or commercial apple plants, in which case ...
Fast Company25 天
This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious. Michigan State ...
BBC25 天
Trees might not be acting in the way we thought - this forest fitted with pipes can tell us why
This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...
Associated Press25 天
A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
Michigan State University horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker holds wild apples near a Malus coronaria tree Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Meridian Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) ...
TribLIVE.com25 天
Pollinator gardens permitted in Sharpsburg
They include having at least four different species of native, pollinator-friendly trees and shrubs. Those using native perennial flowers must have at least three species for each bloom season ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette25 天
Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee: Build for people and trees in Amherst
Trees, shrubs and plants, especially natives, also help nurture birds, butterflies, bees and other pollinator species that are critical for a healthy ecosystem. They often serve as an important ...