He says there is likely more risk from lead dust on plants or from playing in the soil than from the plant itself.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

As a plant scientist, he may have saved more lives than anyone else in history as many as a billion, by some estimates.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

They say this is a surprise because there have always been more plant-eaters in the world.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

They say this suggests that changing plants to save more water will not affect plant growth.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

He says you can harvest parsley by cutting most of the plant, or leave more of the plant in the ground for a second crop.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

For example,they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

In a few moments, the plant became healthy and green once more.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

"Tobacco has killed more people than any other plant I could find.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Carbon dioxide produced by the power plant can be recycled back into the bioreactors to help promote more algae growth.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Florida energy officials led President Obama through the maze of more than that make up the new energy plant in central Florida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The Algenol bioreactors also produce oxygen as a byproduct and that can be fed into a power plant to burn coal more cleanly.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Even China's government has commissioned a U.S.firm to build a massive facility that would produce 80 times more solar energy than the new Florida plant.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

are very similar genetically. "And that's a real problem when you're trying to overcome new insect or disease threats or pressures, or trying to breed a plant that's more water efficient, or even finding genetic variation for water production."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

But the evening really kicks into high gear after the scientist's presentation ends, when the audience gets to start the conversation: "Is it still a question as to whether there is a lot more plant diversity in the Andes versus the Amazon?"

VOA: standard.2010.05.04