A recent study reveals key genes, NnFT2 and NnFT3, regulating lotus flowering. They interact with NnFD, part of the flowering activation complex, stimulating floral induction. Findings offer insights for lotus genetic enhancement.
New research highlights the importance of education and clear information in garnering public support for climate policies. Surveying 5 East African countries, it reveals that specifying how revenue from climate taxes is used significantly boosts acceptance, with investments in social programs proving most effective.
A groundbreaking weed database, comprising 928 species, offers insights into historical agricultural practices and the future of farming amid climate change, sheds light on ancient agricultural techniques and informs modern food system resilience.
Plant architecture arises from organogenesis and extension processes. Barley’s main axis comprises repeating units called phytomers, each with organs and internodes. Researchers studied barley’s phytomer initiation and elongation, identifying genetic factors affecting internode length. Shorter proximal internodes improve floral survival, potentially reducing lodging. Local adaptations influence internode lengths, reflecting dynamic canopy microclimates.
New research reveals that human crop domestication alters plant-associated microorganism communities, with similar impacts across independently domesticated crops. The study suggests engineered plant microbiomes could enhance growth, stress tolerance, and disease resistance. Understanding these dynamics may improve crop yields and food security by leveraging beneficial microorganisms.
A major international collaboration of 356 scientists has found almost identical patterns of tree diversity across the world’s tropical forests.
Researchers describe mechanisms relating to the development of the tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) and point to ways of creating novel technologies for tomato yield improvement.
A network of scientists across the globe have identified more than 700 plant genera named for women. This is a nearly 20-fold increase in the number of genera linked to women before the group started working on the list.
A multidisciplinary approach has enabled researchers to quantitatively define the relative positioning and arrangement of the polymers in Populus wood and to create a computer model that details the findings. The research into solving this macromolecular puzzle may hold the key to efficiently disentangle and deconstruct biomass for conversion to fuels, chemicals, and materials.
Desiccation is typically fatal for plant vegetative tissues, but a small number of land plants have evolved vegetative desiccation tolerance (VDT), allowing them to dry without dying through a process called anhydrobiosis. Recently, a research group established a genome database, “Drying without Dying,” for desiccation-tolerant plants.
