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Feb 28

Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists are learning how to peer back through millennia of domestication to learn how a wild grassy plant known as teosinte developed into corn, the modern cash crop grown across the globe. The research allows scientists to compare genes in…

Feb 25

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Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Research

Live imaging of microbes in soil would help scientists understand how soil microbial processes occur on the scale of micrometers, where microbial cells interact with minerals, organic matter, plant roots and other microorganisms. Because the soil environment is both heterogeneous…

Feb 24

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Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be higher than currently known, with 9,200 species yet to be discovered

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet assembled estimates that there are about 73,000 tree species on Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.

Feb 21

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Under the hood: How environment and genomes interact in plant development

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists have harnessed data analytics to look “under the hood” of the mechanisms that determine how genetics and changing environmental conditions interact during crucial developmental stages of plants.

Feb 11

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Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen

By Isabel News, Plant Science

We rely on pollinators like honeybees to grow a wide array of the world's crops. But that same reliance may put plants at risk of disease, according to new research. In the first study to take a broad look at…

Feb 10

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Plants: RNA notes to self

By Isabel News, Plant Science

How does a developing plant shoot know how, where, and when to grow? Dividing cells need to pass messages from one another to coordinate growth. In plants, important messages are packaged into RNA, which are sent from cell to cell. By studying…

Feb 08

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One gene closer to a super sorghum

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists are honing the traits of speed, strength and near invulnerability in sorghum, a very important food crop. Achieving a milestone in their pursuit of the Superman of sorghum plants, scientists identified a single gene that confers broad protection from…

Feb 07

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The plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Credit: Salk Institute

Plants rely on the classy gene family to diversify their epigenomes

By Isabel News, Plant Science

What determines how a cell’s genome is regulated to ensure proper growth and development? Turns out, the parts of the genome that are turned on or off in each cell-type or tissue play a major role in this process. Now,…

Feb 03

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The genetics of flower power: Hidden link between genes and flower formation revealed

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Researchers recently announced that they have discovered the genetic linkages governing the formation of flowers. The revelation solves a long-standing mystery—how are there so many different types of flowers in the world?—and shines a bright light into a dark corner…

Feb 01

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The secret drivers of tree growth

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

Most trees live in symbiosis with fungi. Researchers show just how important this partnership is for tree growth through the first-ever comprehensive data analysis compiled for European forests on a massive scale.

Plant Science

Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn

Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale

Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be higher than currently known, with 9,200 species yet to be discovered

Under the hood: How environment and genomes interact in plant development

Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen

Plants: RNA notes to self

One gene closer to a super sorghum

Plants rely on the classy gene family to diversify their epigenomes

The genetics of flower power: Hidden link between genes and flower formation revealed

The secret drivers of tree growth

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