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Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production

By Baraka Rateng’ Struggling East African dairy farmers could benefit from new varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grass known as Brachiaria that boosts milk production by 40 per cent, a report says. The forage grass could enable farmers to increase…

Isabel24/01/2017

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…¡y nos fuimos por las ramas! The history of plant physiology in Argentina

...¡y nos fuimos por las ramas! The history of plant physiology in Argentina This week we spoke with Professor Edith Taleisnik about her new book, ‘...¡y nos fuimos por las ramas!’ (‘we went along the branches’), an in-depth look at…

Isabel16/01/2017

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Break down barriers between seed banks and field study

By Marie Haga , Ann Tutwiler Food biodiversity needs both systems, just like pandas need zoos and bamboo forests, say Marie Haga and Ann Tutwiler. The efforts of many organisations mean that most of us understand the importance of conserving…

Isabel12/01/2017

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2016 Plant Science Round Up

Another fantastic year of discovery is over – read on for our 2016 plant science top picks! January A Zostera marina meadow in the Archipelago Sea, southwest Finland. Image credit: Christoffer Boström (Olsen et al., 2016. Nature). The year began…

Isabel05/01/2017

Blog Future Directions

Genome editing: an introduction to CRISPR/Cas9

Dr Damiano Martignago, Rothamsted Research This week’s blog post was written by Dr Damiano Martignago, a genome editing specialist at Rothamsted Research. Genome editing technologies comprise a diverse set of molecular tools that allow the targeted modification of a…

Isabel27/12/2016

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Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production

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Break down barriers between seed banks and field study

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Genome editing: an introduction to CRISPR/Cas9

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