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Nov 24

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 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…

Nov 16

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“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Researchers have used a handheld device that looks a little like a ray gun to record how plant leaves on different Alaskan mountains reflect light. And, it turns out, different populations of plants of the same species—for instance, plants living…

Nov 15

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Study shines a light into ‘black holes’ in the Arabidopsis genome

By Isabel News, Plant Science

A new study has sequenced the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana at a level of detail never previously achieved. Now, for the first time, this study reveals the secrets of the Arabidopsis centromeres, shedding light on their evolution and providing insights…

Nov 12

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DNA reveals how ice ages affected African rainforests

By Isabel Forestry, News, Plant Science

Tree DNA has revealed how African rainforests responded to past climate change including ice ages, new research shows. The new study found clues to support this, by identifying genetic signs of points when two populations of the same species emerged from…

Nov 11

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Probing plant infections

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

Sometimes the pathogens that infect plants also affect people—through our pocketbooks. Which is why plant pathologist spend a lot of time studying microbes that infect tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

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.

Plant Science

Why roots don’t grow in the shade

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

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

“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

Study shines a light into ‘black holes’ in the Arabidopsis genome

DNA reveals how ice ages affected African rainforests

Probing plant infections

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

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