The third installment of my look back at the plant sciences news in 2012 includes some career advice – yes, you, too, can be a professional plant hunter – to David Attenborough in 3D.
Plant researchers have also identified the genetic “switch” that triggers the flowering process in plants as they respond to warmer temperatures. Study sheds light on plants’ “spring switch”.
In 1993, when Monsanto asked the U.S.D.A. to approve Roundup®-tolerant soybeans, it dispensed with the issue of potential resistant weeds in two modest paragraphs. It told the agency that “…glyphosate is considered to be a herbicide with low risk for weed resistance.” Why Monsanto didn’t expect Roundup-resistant weeds.
From Plant Hunters to Plants in 3D