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Genetics to boost sugarcane production

Scientists in Brazil are taking steps towards genetically modifying sugar cane so it produces more sucrose naturally, looking to eventually boost the productivity and economic benefits of the tropical grass. A man stacks sugarcane at the Ver-o-Peso (Check the Weight)…

Isabel19/06/2017

Blog Future Directions

Rise in groundwater overuse could hit food prices

By Neena Bhandari The increasing use of groundwater for irrigation poses a major threat to global food security and could lead to unaffordable prices of staple foods. From 2000 to 2010, the amount of non-renewable groundwater used for irrigation increased…

Isabel12/06/2017

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The State of the World’s Plants 2017 by Bursary Winner Harison Andriambelo

This week’s post was written by Harison Andriambelo, a PhD student at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Harison was the awardee of the Early Career Researcher travel bursary from the Society for Experimental Biology in association with the Global Plant…

Isabel05/06/2017

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The Global Plant Council visits the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility

This post is republished with the kind permission of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF). We at the APPF love visits from our global plant science community, so it was a treat to host Ruth Bastow, Executive Director of the…

Isabel29/05/2017

Blog Research

Striga hermonthica – a beautiful but devastating plant…

This week’s post was written by Caroline Wood, a PhD candidate at the University of Sheffield. When it comes to crop diseases, insects, viruses, and fungi may get the media limelight but in certain regions it is actually other plants…

Isabel22/05/2017

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Genetics to boost sugarcane production

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The State of the World’s Plants 2017 by Bursary Winner Harison Andriambelo

The Global Plant Council visits the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility

Striga hermonthica – a beautiful but devastating plant…

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