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Nov 09

In plant stress response, one protein lures, binds its own killer

By Isabel News, Plant Health

Research has found a twist in the way plants cannibalize their own cells to survive under stressIn response to drought, cold, lack of sunlight and other stress, cellular proteins interact in different ways to help a plant survive. A primary…

Nov 08

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How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life

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

Researchers have been studying seed dispersal to understand how chemicals impact interactions between fruit and the animals that eat them.

Nov 02

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New study capture sugar transport fundamental to plants

By Isabel News

In plants, Sugar Transport Proteins (STPs) are key for uptake of glucose. Moreover, controlling sugar uptake through STPs is used by plants as a vital defense strategy against microbial infection, by using starvation and competition for sugar to restrict microbial…

Nov 01

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Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks

By Isabel Forestry, News

Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels expected to be the world average by about 2050, new research shows.

Oct 29

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Scientists can switch on plants’ response to light

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Scientists have figured out how plants respond to light and can flip this genetic switch to encourage food growth. The discovery could help increase food supply for an expanding population with shrinking opportunities for farming.

Oct 28

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How socioeconomic factors can influence the spread of invasive plants

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Predicting the spread of nonnative plants that have the potential to become invasive may seem like an unachievable goal. Recent research shows important, predictive clues can be found in how we live and work.

Oct 27

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Grain size discovery boosts sorghum potential

By Isabel Agriculture, Climate change, News, Plant Science

Researchers are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.

Oct 26

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Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Around the world, honeybees are dying in large numbers. This die-off is in part because of a deadly virus that can kill bees or impair their ability to return to the hives after foraging. But researchers now show that a…

Oct 22

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More support needed for pollination services in agriculture

By Isabel Agriculture, News

The global decline of pollinators threatens the reproductive success of 90 per cent of all wild plants globally and the yield of 85 per cent of the world’s most important crops. Pollinators – mainly bees and other insects – contribute…

Oct 21

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The defensive arsenal of plant roots

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Plants adapt to their nutritional needs by modifying the permeability of their roots through the production or degradation of a cork-like layer called suberin. By studying the regulation of this protective layer in Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team, has discovered four…

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In plant stress response, one protein lures, binds its own killer

How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life

New study capture sugar transport fundamental to plants

Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks

Scientists can switch on plants’ response to light

How socioeconomic factors can influence the spread of invasive plants

Grain size discovery boosts sorghum potential

Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home

More support needed for pollination services in agriculture

The defensive arsenal of plant roots

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