Remarkably, many people who make decisions every day about improving plant efficiency don't know how to answer this simple question.
Genetic engineering is an effective tool for improving plant disease resistance.
Huge potential exists for improving plant raw materials and foodstuffs via metabolic engineering.
The QTL detected in our research might provide new information on improving plant architecture traits.
But over the last few weeks, two efforts ostensibly aimed at improving plant and public safety have cranked critics' temperatures even higher.
The atmosphere at Plant P, in contrast, was well suited to the goal of improving plant capabilities, which it did very well.
Identifying root traits that are associated with efficient nutrient and water utilization is crucial for improving plant functioning and productivity.
Humic substances amendment could be effective, depending on their concentrations, on improving plant health in mangrove areas, for forest recuperation and/or dredged sediments phytoremediation purposes.
Further studies are needed to evaluate its potential application for improving plant resistance to cold and other stress condition such as drought and salinity.
This is of particular relevance to molecular biological engineering strategies for improving plant drought tolerance in important crop species, such as maize (Zea mays) and grapevine (Vitis vinifera).
It is proposed that DMPP could be used to regulate N transformation in the soil and decrease the heavy metal content in the plant in the organic and inorganic N combined fertilization, thus improving plant quality and yields.
