where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens. When raindrops hit a leaf of a wheat plant infected with rust -- a pathogenic spore that has decimated crops globally ...

New research elucidates the raindrop's impact and the physical dynamics that help the leaf respond, with potential applications for agriculture and renewable-energy harvesting. Phys.org ...

Some in the Miami Valley have been gifted with rain while others are still quite ... on the ground way before it’s time for normal leaf drop. Plants will drop leaves, fruit and flowers during ...

A raindrop hitting a mosquito in flight is like a midair ... In essence, the (relatively) huge, fast drop doesn’t transfer much of its momentum to a little wisp of an insect.

Area trees can be damaged by prolonged periods of rain. Prolonged periods of rain and over-saturation of tree roots can cause root rot, which can impact a tree’s ability to consume water and ...

Fall comes early at my house with premature leaf drop on most of my maple trees now ... time and as well as have the days where excessive rain occurs which is a result in response to there being ...