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Dec 01

A sequence change in a single protein allowed a tomato virus to become a global crop pandemic

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

disease has emerged, threatening tomato production worldwide. This is caused by the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a member of a devastating group of plant viruses called tobamoviruses. ToBRFV overcomes all known tobamovirus resistance in tomato, including the one…

Nov 29

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Into the Woods: Genetics of Rainforest Tree Reveal Its Past and Possible Future

By Isabel Forestry, News

In a study published recently, researchers have revealed that a tropical rainforest tree species underwent a recent and rapid population expansion in Borneo, showing that an understanding of a species' past is important for ensuring its future.

Nov 26

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How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat

By Isabel Agriculture, KAUST, News, Plant Science

Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans. Researchers have sequenced the DNA from 242 unique accessions of Aegilops tauschii gathered over decades from…

Nov 25

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Researchers uncover ‘genetic goldmine’ underlying plant resilience in extreme desert environment

By Isabel News, Plant Science

An international team of researchers has identified genes associated with plant survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth: the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Nov 24

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Why roots don’t grow in the shade

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Plants need sunlight to survive. Researchers have discovered that when plants are grown in the shade, they turn on hundreds of stress-related genes. The researchers found that a specific group of proteins called WRKYs are responsible for stunting root growth…

Nov 23

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The young plant’s pantry does more than just feed it

By Isabel News, Plant Science

A research team has observed that the role of plant tissue – the endosperm – is not only to feed the seed but is crucial for the development and protection of young plants.

Nov 22

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The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change

By Isabel Agriculture, News

The potential of intercropping with perennial plants in woody systems to mitigate climate change through soil carbon sequestration could increase in the long term, once the new crops are fully developed and stabilised. The ongoing nature of the research would…

Nov 19

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Targeted gene silencing using nanoparticles assisted delivery of dsRNA into developing pollen

By Isabel ECRi, News, Plant Science, Post

To enable fast, efficient and cost effective bioengineering of plants, new tools and methods to deliver the genetic material into plant cells are increasingly being researched. Nanoparticles assisted delivery of biomolecules is one such under explored tool for their application…

Nov 18

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First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth

By Isabel News, Plant Science

What we cannot see is how plants sense force, at least not yet. But a discovery by plant biologists will help make it possible to study how mechanical forces, such as gravity, affect the way that plant cells form and…

Nov 17

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Fleshy Fruits Are More Common in Tropics: Phylogenic Analysis

By Isabel Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

Fruits can be dichotomously classified as fleshy or dry. Although many factors have been proposed to explain the pattern that the fleshy-fruited species occur with deceasing latitude and altitude, the relative importance of these factors has not yet been resolved. Researchers…

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A sequence change in a single protein allowed a tomato virus to become a global crop pandemic

Into the Woods: Genetics of Rainforest Tree Reveal Its Past and Possible Future

How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat

Researchers uncover ‘genetic goldmine’ underlying plant resilience in extreme desert environment

Why roots don’t grow in the shade

The young plant’s pantry does more than just feed it

The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change

Targeted gene silencing using nanoparticles assisted delivery of dsRNA into developing pollen

First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth

Fleshy Fruits Are More Common in Tropics: Phylogenic Analysis

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