MIT engineers have successfully induced a watercress plant to give off dim light for nearly four hours, by embedding specialised nanoparticles into its leaves. “The vision is to make a plant…

The agricultural industry is likely to benefit from an ability to protect plants from diseases and develop new plant varieties with favourable attributes, thanks to a technology that has lo…

Plant breeders could soon have access to an innovative new tool that will measure the water intake of individual plants, allowing them to choose parent stock which can better survive in condi…

To date, the expensive and time-consuming pre-treatment process required for the degradation of wood has inhibited its viability as a widely-used biofuel source.  This is due to carbohydr…

A Sitka Spruce nicknamed ‘the loneliest tree in the world’ due to its location 200km away from its nearest neighbouring tree has found itself the unlikely bearer of evidence tha…

RISE PFI, part of the Swedish Research Institute, is researching how to utilise the nanocellulose in wood fibres for sustainable biomedical applications such as the regeneration of injure…

With research funding FWPA and industry to validate the technology, this breakthrough could enable foresters to dramatically reduce the breeding cycle of Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) a…

Based on a survey of 1000 indoor Australian workers, the research has the potential to substantially boost demand for timber in office fit-outs. It also provides fresh evidence to underpin t…