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Sep 20

Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Maria Park

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Plant Science, Science communication

This is the third post of the series, celebrating the brilliant winners of the #plantscistory2021 contest and their stories. Maria Park is a PhD Student at the University of Minnesota. Her interests are forest biodiversity loss, plant ecophysiology, climate change,…

Sep 13

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Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Laura Kor

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Science communication

Meet Laura Kor, a conservation scientist undertaking a PhD at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and King’s College London. This is the second post of a series, celebrating the brilliant winners of the #plantscistory2021 contest and their stories.

Sep 06

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Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Verena Sesin

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Science communication

Meet Dr. Verena Sesin, an environmental toxicologist and recent graduate. This is the first post of a new series, celebrating the brilliant winners of the #plantscistory2021 contest and their stories.

Aug 10

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Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC

By Isabel Blog, Climate change

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented…

Aug 04

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Science (Fact) Fiction – a tale of ozone, nitrogen and wheat

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Post, Science communication

ECRi blog post on ground level ozone and its effect on the nitrogen dynamics of wheat.

Aug 02

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Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched “Golden Rice” for planting

By Isabel Blog, IRRI

The Philippines became the world's first country to approve the commercial production of genetically modified "golden rice" that experts hope will provide 30-50 percent of the estimated average requirement of vitamin A in the developing world.

Jul 20

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ECRi Announcement: #PlantSciStory2021 best stories

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Science communication

The Global Plant Council and Plants, People, Planet are delighted to announce the 5 winners of our #PlantSciStory2021 competition.

Jul 09

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Small Millets – for Food and Nutritional Security

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Fruits and Vegetables, Post

Considering the importance of these nutritious small grain crops the U.N. General Assembly recently adopted a resolution, sponsored by India and supported by more than 70 countries, declaring year 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The resolution is meant…

Jun 29

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The Global Plant Council Statement for 2021-2022

By Isabel Blog, Policy

The Global Plant Council (GPC) is currently a coalition of 27 national, regional, and international organizations representing plant, crop, agricultural, and environmental sciences from around the world. The aim of the GPC is to promote plant science across borders and…

Jun 04

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Deciphering the nutritive potential of linseed

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Post

Linseed or flax (Linum usitatissimum) is known to be one of the oldest crops, cultivated since the beginning of civilization. In the last two decades, due to the potential health benefits associated with its biologically active components, linseed has been…

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Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Maria Park

Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Laura Kor

Meet our #plantscistory2021 storytellers: Verena Sesin

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC

Science (Fact) Fiction – a tale of ozone, nitrogen and wheat

Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched “Golden Rice” for planting

ECRi Announcement: #PlantSciStory2021 best stories

Small Millets – for Food and Nutritional Security

The Global Plant Council Statement for 2021-2022

Deciphering the nutritive potential of linseed

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