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The push-pull strategy controls stemborers and striga increasing corn yields

Stemborers and Striga weeds cause significant losses to maize production throughout Africa. Maize yield losses due to stemborers can vary from 20-40%. Striga weeds infest 40% of the arable land in sub-Saharan Africa, causing an annual crop loss of US$…

Isabel03/10/2022

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More chocolate on less land with a smaller ecological footprint!

How we love chocolate! The big downside of this love is that more chocolate consumption directly implies more cocoa plantations, which has led to significant loss of forests especially in West Africa. In the coming decades is expected both an…

Isabel19/09/2022

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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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The push-pull strategy controls stemborers and striga increasing corn yields

More chocolate on less land with a smaller ecological footprint!

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

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