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Sep 29

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security

By Isabel Agriculture, Climate change, News

The current world population of 7.8 billion is predicted to reach 10 billion by 2057. Future access to affordable and healthy food will be challenging, with malnutrition already affecting one in three people worldwide. Two new papers recognized that global…

Sep 27

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Passion fruits – whole and halved. Credit: Ivar Leidus / Wikimedia

Hidden in the Seeds: Bacteria Found to Survive the Harsh Interior of Passion Fruit Seeds

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists discover endophytic bacteria that can survive the unfavorable interior of passion fruit seeds and get transmitted to the seedlings on germination

Aug 30

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New insights on flowering could boost cassava crops

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Two new publications examining cassava flowering reveal insights into the genetic and environmental factors underpinning one of the world’s most critical food security crops.

Aug 26

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Adapting roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of root systems to help breeders develop climate-change adapted plants for farmers.

Aug 19

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RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice

By Isabel Agriculture, Climate change, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of scientists recently.

Aug 12

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Genome editing for food: how do people react?

By Isabel Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science, Science communication

A research team has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture. The researchers looked at which uses are accepted and how the risks and benefits of the new breeding technologies are…

Aug 05

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From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, researchers have provided a comprehensive summary of the services performed by 27 seedbanks across the country.

Jul 22

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A new site for banana-related research

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News

The Musa genus, which includes over 70 species and around 1,000 cultivars of bananas, represents a globally important source of food and livelihoods. MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across the whole value chain – from collecting…

Jul 15

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Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Stoked Outbreaks on 6 Continents

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Health

Researchers continue to track the evolution of different strains of the plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, which set down roots in the United States before attacking Europe

Jul 14

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Study effects paradigm shift in the understanding of how red rot attacks sugarcane

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

Researchers discover that the fungus Fusarium verticillioides uses volatile compounds to manipulate insects and plants, promoting its own dissemination.

Agriculture

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security

Hidden in the Seeds: Bacteria Found to Survive the Harsh Interior of Passion Fruit Seeds

New insights on flowering could boost cassava crops

Adapting roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply

RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice

Genome editing for food: how do people react?

From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops

A new site for banana-related research

Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Stoked Outbreaks on 6 Continents

Study effects paradigm shift in the understanding of how red rot attacks sugarcane

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