Forest geneticists at Oregon State University have created genetically modified poplar trees that grow faster, have resistance to insect pests and are able to retain expression of the inserted genes ...

A team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable ...

Researchers have conducted the first large-scale experiment on a Superfund site using poplar trees fortified with a probiotic -- or natural microbe -- to clean up groundwater contaminated with ...

Throughout Madison County, much of our forest is dominated by a tall, pale-barked tree that grows ramrod straight. Often called “yellow poplar” by loggers and sawmill owners, it’s also known as “tulip ...

In situ studies of isoprene emission in an experimental poplar plantation near Tucson, Arizona. This was the first year of the study showing establishment of the trees. Trees don’t just emit oxygen as ...

A cross-section of a Populus trichocarpa stem imaged under UV light to reveal the vascular tissues involved in wood formation. The glowing cell walls contain lignin, which provides structural strength ...

Oregon Public Broadcasting is reporting on the efforts of a WSU researcher to turn poplar trees into transportation fuel: [P]oplars [are] an on demand fuel source. Trees can be chopped down year round ...

Antioxidants are popular anti-aging ingredients in skin creams, and now scientists are reporting a new source of these healthful substances -- leaf buds of poplar trees. Antioxidants are popular ...

Acting on exaggerated fears that 'pollen' from female poplar trees may aggravate COVID-19 related respiratory illness, authorities in strife-riddled Kashmir have ordered axing of tens of thousands of ...