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Sep 09

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

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog

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…

Sep 04

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Multipotent stem cells in Arabidopsis shape the leaf epidermis patterning

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Plant Science, Post

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?

Sep 01

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

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Plant Science, Post

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…

Aug 22

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

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Post

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…

Jul 25

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

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Post

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…

Jul 04

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A new technique to quantify leaf day respiration

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Plant Science, Post

Respiration in plants is a process that consumes sugars (e.g., glucose) and oxygen, produces carbon dioxide (CO2) and water, and releases energy to maintain the primary metabolic and physiological functions during growth. It determines the net carbon gain for plants…

Jun 28

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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Global Plant Council Prize

By Isabel Blog, Plant Science

Delighted to announce the winning Research Topic from the 2021 Global Plant Council Prize: “Systematic Resistance and Defense Priming Against Pathogens”, led by Dr. Nicolás M. Cecchini (CONICET and National University of Córdoba, Argentina) and Dr. Ho Won Jung (Dong-A…

Jun 17

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Grease manages fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae on maize crop

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Post

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a devastating insect, which is known for its polyphagous nature. That is, its ability to feed on various kinds of food sources. This insect can migrate up to 100 km in a single…

Jun 10

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Wild potato crop relatives: a key asset for sustainable agriculture

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Post

Recent research opens up the prospect of breeding for aphid resistance by crossing cultivated and wild potatoes.

May 12

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Gametophytes are ready for their close up: Methods used to study obscure sexual portion of plant life cycle

By Isabel Blog, Botany, Plant Science

Despite their obscurity, gametophytes are vital to our understanding of biodiversity and to the successful implementation of conservation strategies.

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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

A new technique to quantify leaf day respiration

Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Global Plant Council Prize

Grease manages fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae on maize crop

Wild potato crop relatives: a key asset for sustainable agriculture

Gametophytes are ready for their close up: Methods used to study obscure sexual portion of plant life cycle

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