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New Online Sustainability Lexicon and photographic Seed Collection, in 16 languages

At the rise of the fourth agricultural revolution, the modern farmer seeks to become “smarter,” benefit from new technologies and produce crops sustainably. The conventional knowledge around climate, agroecosystems, new technologies and sustainable farming of all crops is constantly enriched…

Isabel09/09/2022

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Multipotent stem cells in Arabidopsis shape the leaf epidermis patterning

In multicellular organisms, distinct cell types are produced and maintained through the coordination of several progenitor lineages. How is this information stored in the transcriptome? Do these cells' behaviors reflect their lineage history or their current biological surroundings?

Isabel04/09/2022

Blog ECRi Plant Science Post

Are “Plastic” Plants Our Future? Understanding and studying phenotypic plasticity

Phenotypic plasticity in plants occurs at all biological scales in every organism. Phenotypic plasticity is defined as the physical and/or metabolic responses of organisms to their environment. Some plastic responses may be strategies that enhance fitness in specific environments. In…

Isabel01/09/2022

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Does pruning increase cocoa yield? It depends on cocoa tree size and neighbouring trees

Pruning is the art and science of cutting parts of a plant to increase production and ease harvest and spraying activities. In cocoa cultivation, pruning is recommended to farmers, although its effect on cocoa tree growth and cocoa bean production…

Isabel22/08/2022

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Treatment of COVID-19 pandemic with indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants: A Folklore

Two years ago, in 2020, the entire world was engulfed in the COVID19 pandemic, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARSCoV2. As everyone knows by now, the most common symptoms of this disease are fever, dry…

Isabel25/07/2022

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New Online Sustainability Lexicon and photographic Seed Collection, in 16 languages

Multipotent stem cells in Arabidopsis shape the leaf epidermis patterning

Are “Plastic” Plants Our Future? Understanding and studying phenotypic plasticity

Does pruning increase cocoa yield? It depends on cocoa tree size and neighbouring trees

Treatment of COVID-19 pandemic with indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants: A Folklore

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