Transpiration happens when the atmosphere heats up – plants will often release excess water into the air from their leaves, ...

While there are nearly 120 different varieties of coffee plants, arabica and robusta are the only two that can be harvested for their beans. These two varieties couldn’t be more different ...

A wind tunnel with controlled air velocity was used for tests; the charges generated by an artificial leaf with a Ficus robusta were tested at two wind speeds (Fig. 2). The current and voltage ...

Funding will fuel expansion into Malaysia and Indonesia Startup Five Investment also joined the Pre-A round as an early investor Ficus Capital, an ESG-compliant Islamic venture capital firm, has ...

With production of Robusta growing each year, has opinion on Arabica’s often-overlooked relative changed and could it be the answer to coffee’s climate woes? The production of Robusta coffee is ...

More than two dozen ficus trees that are a part of allées in Old Town on El Camino Real and Main Street will be removed as part of the plans. They’ll be replaced by one of two new tree species ...

A recent study in Ficus hispida genomics has unlocked the genetic mechanisms driving this fig tree's unique reproductive system. The fully sequenced genome, a first of its kind for Ficus ...

However, in all likelihood, Arabica will lose its current dominant position in favor of Robusta (also known as Conilon), which is more adaptable. In just a few decades, most of the coffee brewed ...