NASA expects to find non-green plants: NASA scientists have developed a method for predicting the color of plants on other planets by measuring light wavelengths emitted by the stars the planets orbit.

Satellite images aid implementation of agricultural reform: Satellite images are being used to identify landscape features and detect erosion hotspots in an effort to assist farmers with land maintenance.

News Briefs:

Climate Change: A Renewed Push for Ethanol, Without the Corn; Careful Where You Plant That Tree

Agriculture: U.S. study might lead to ‘designer plants’; Study may lead to drought-resistant plants;

Ecology: Red Bay Trees Succumbing To Foreign Beetle And Unknown Fungus; Disputing Coevolution In Herbivorous Insects: Do We Need A Paradigm Change?