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Aug 13

Back to the future: new study could lead to bumper crops

By Isabel Australian National University, News, Plant Science

Research could lead to major improvements in crop production. The new study shows a new way to help study and ramp up photosynthesis. The breakthrough is based on revisiting an original, billion-year-old strategy in plants. It looks specifically at rubisco…

Aug 12

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A biologist and a historian are looking for art to trace fruit and vegetable evolution

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Public Engagement, Research

Plant geneticists seeking to understand the history of the plants we eat can decode the genomes of ancient crops from rare, well-preserved samples. However, this approach leaves significant gaps in the timelines of where and when many modern-day fruits, vegetables,…

Aug 11

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Space to grow, or grow in space – how vertical farms could be ready to take-off

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

Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi, but there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new research laying out radical ways of putting food on our plates.

Aug 10

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Research: Crop Plants Are Taking Up Microplastics

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems, and even in our seafood and salt. As microplastics have become ubiquitous, scientists have become concerned about their transfer…

Aug 07

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High-Throughput Sequencing tracks historical spread of grapevine viruses

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

Grapevine is infected by more than 90 viruses, with new viral species discovered yearly as a result of the newer technology introduced by High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS). Within the last decade, HTS is used for virome identification (the assemblage of viral…

Aug 06

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Cycad stem cuttings need wound sealants for successful propagation

By Isabel Agriculture, Forestry, News

Guam is home to "Cycas micronesica", an arborescent cycad species that is facing threats from several invasive insect pests. The once widespread tree has been decimated from the forests on Guam and the nearby island of Rota, leading the International…

Aug 05

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New research reveals antifungal symbiotic peptide in legume

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

Findings pave the way for developing environmentally friendly fungicides. Fungal diseases cause substantial losses of agricultural harvests each year. The fungus Botrytis cinerea causing gray mold disease is a major problem for farmers growing strawberries, grapes, raspberries, tomatoes and lettuce.…

Aug 04

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CRISPR enables one-step hybrid seed production in crops

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Research

Crop hybrid technologies have contributed to the significant yield improvement worldwide in the past decades. However, designing and maintaining a hybrid production line has always been complex and laborious. Now, researchers have developed a new system combining CRISPR-mediated genome editing…

Aug 03

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New global study reveals ‘time-tree’ of Earth’s flowering plants

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

New research shows, in a world first, a recreation of the evolution of flowering plants through time - a complete angiosperm 'time-tree'.

Jul 31

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The mystery of pollen sterility and its reversion in pigeon pea revealed in a new study

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

A new study has analyzed one environment-sensitive genic male sterile (EGMS) line that exhibited fertility transition under specified environmental conditions.

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Back to the future: new study could lead to bumper crops

A biologist and a historian are looking for art to trace fruit and vegetable evolution

Space to grow, or grow in space – how vertical farms could be ready to take-off

Research: Crop Plants Are Taking Up Microplastics

High-Throughput Sequencing tracks historical spread of grapevine viruses

Cycad stem cuttings need wound sealants for successful propagation

New research reveals antifungal symbiotic peptide in legume

CRISPR enables one-step hybrid seed production in crops

New global study reveals ‘time-tree’ of Earth’s flowering plants

The mystery of pollen sterility and its reversion in pigeon pea revealed in a new study

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