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Jun 03

Researchers develop biotechnological process for jasmonic acid production

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science, Research

Plants produce the hormone jasmonic acid as a defence response when challenged. This is how they ensure that their predators no longer like the taste of their leaves. Biologists want to find out whether biological precursors and other variants of…

Jun 01

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New method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

A new generation of gene-silencing “RNAi pesticides” are making their way through the regulatory system and will soon be available for agricultural use. However, until recently, there was no method to measure the amount of the pesticide present in the…

May 27

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Scientists have discovered a way to increase wheat immunity

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

Wheat is one of the most common cereal crops. Scientists all over the world are looking for ways to increase yields. In particular, attempts are being made to make wheat less susceptible to all kinds of diseases caused by adverse…

May 25

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New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

By Isabel Blog, Plant Health, Plant Science

Diseases that devastate African communities are the focus of a brand new short animated film launched by The CONNECTED Virus Network. The network’s focus is bringing together world-class researchers to find ways of tackling crop diseases, caused by plant viruses,…

May 20

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Sweet potato microbiome research important first step towards improving yield

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

Grown around the world, sweet potatoes are an important source of nutrition particularly in sub-Saharan African and Asian diets. Sweet potatoes are especially significant to sub-Saharan Africa as a source of Vitamin A, a nutrient commonly deficient in the region.…

May 13

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Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees

By Isabel Forestry, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

New research finds that ash dieback is far less severe in the isolated conditions ash is often found in, such as forests with low ash density or in open canopies like hedges, suggesting the long term impact of the disease…

Apr 30

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The harmful effect of ozone on plants

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

A research team has successfully quantified and visualised the impact of Hong Kong air pollution especially ozone pollutant on plants and the environment. Although the experiment took place in a rural area and in Spring, which would usually have a…

Apr 27

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Scientists are working to protect invaluable living collections during coronavirus lockdowns

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health, Plant Science, Research

Staying on top of these collections is time-consuming during the best of times, and this task becomes even more complex in the age of social distancing. Yet thousands of scientists across the globe are doing just that, maintaining everything from…

Apr 24

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The basis of glyphosate resistance in amaranth

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

Glyphosate is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide that targets both broadleaf plants and grasses (dicots and monocots). This recent work aids our understanding of adaptive evolution in amaranth plants and has implications for optimizing pesticide use in the environment.

Apr 21

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Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

We are living through an explosion in the availability of microbiome data. In agricultural systems, the proliferation of research on plant and soil microbiomes has been coupled with excitement for the potential that microbiome data may have for the development…

Plant Health

Researchers develop biotechnological process for jasmonic acid production

New method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil

Scientists have discovered a way to increase wheat immunity

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

Sweet potato microbiome research important first step towards improving yield

Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees

The harmful effect of ozone on plants

Scientists are working to protect invaluable living collections during coronavirus lockdowns

The basis of glyphosate resistance in amaranth

Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research

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