Luis L. Escamilla-Treviño, Hui Shen, Srinivasa Rao Uppalapati, Tui Ray, Yuhong Tang, Timothy Hernandez, Yanbin Yin, Ying Xu and Richard A. Dixon The down-regulation of enzymes of the monolignol ...

Looking out at a frosty landscape, it's hard to remember the lushness summer brings. That's why we love the influx of plant catalogs this time of year with their photos of vibrant blooms and produce.

Researchers used an advanced proteomic techniques to identify 1,750 unique proteins in shoots of switchgrass, a native prairie grass viewed as one of the most promising of all the plants that could be ...

• Premise of the study: Expanded area cultivated with the bioenergy crop Panicùm virgatum (switchgrass) could alter the genetics of native populations through gene flow, so understanding current and ...

Drumroll, please: Announcing the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2014. It's an upright and robust member of the switchgrass family (Panicum virgatum) known commonly as Northwind. Before a plant can be ...

A type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs, toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial purposes, a study has found. University of ...

Shelby Anneman picked up a shovel at Nay Aug Park and dug a hole for a pot of Panicum switchgrass. “This is going to look good,” the 10-year-old said Wednesday, as she placed the plant in the ground.

Switchgrass Northwind has swept its way to the top as the Perennial Plant Association’s Perennial Plant of the Year for 2014. The Northwind cultivar of Panicum virgatum is distinguished by starkly ...

Even the most incurious observer will have noticed the growing calls for a move away from fossil fuel dependence for our energy needs. A host of interrelated issues make this one of the most pressing ...

Q: Could you recommend any grasses that do well in our area and that remain upright all winter, don't hold snow and yet have some visual appeal? A: I've never run into any research on which grass ...

If advanced biofuels are to replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on a gallon-for-gallon basis at competitive pricing, we're going to need a new generation of fuel crops - plants designed specifically ...

University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs, toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial ...