South Australian Seaweed Can Slow Effects of Aging on Skin
TEHRAN (ANA)- Seaweed found only in South Australia (SA) could hold the secret to anti-aging, researchers from SA's Flinders University found.
Iranian Researchers Design System for Production of Orchid Synthetic Seed
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers succeeded in designing, development and assessment of a system to produce orchid synthetic seeds.
Iranian Researchers Use Plants to Clean Up Soil Contaminated with Heavy Metals
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers have used seven different plants such as "white mustard" and "Descurainia sophia” in phytoremediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals.
Biodegradable Plates Made by Plant-Based Polymer in Iran
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company have produced tableware (plates) from plant-based plastic which is environmentally-friendly and biodegradable.
RIPI Researchers Successfully Carry Out Phytoremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) have successfully cleaned oil-contaminated soil using natural Phytoremediation method.
Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Saplings to Increase Fruit Yield
TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company has produced saplings native to Iran’s soil which not only offer higher quality crops, but also are compatible with calcareous soils.
Iranian Researchers Discover New Genus of Cyanobacteria
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the Iranian Biological Resource Centre (IBRC) have discovered a new genus of simple trichal Cyanobacteria in the Persian Gulf called Khargia Iranica.
Nano Pesticide Highly Effective in Controlling Pests, Producing Safe Crops
TEHRAN (ANA)- A company in Iran has produced a nanopesticide that is not only highly effective in removing pests from plants but also the pesticide residues will not remain in the crops.
407-Million-Year-Old Plant’s Leaves Skipped Usual Fibonacci Spirals
TEHRAN (ANA)- An unusual arrangement of leaves in a 407-million-year-old fossilized plant is complicating University of Edinburgh scientists’ understanding of plant evolution.
Iranian Researchers Produce Agricultural Pesticides from Soil-Dwelling Bacterium
TEHRAN (ANA)- Biotechnology researchers in Iran have produced biopesticide from a soil-dwelling bacterium that can destroy plant pests by producing poison while the poison does not pose any threat to humans and animals' health.