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Sep 03

Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

Asterids comprise around 100,000 flowering plants, from heather to tomatoes. Up to now, their family relationships had not yet been fully clarified. A new study by the has now somewhat closed this knowledge gap. It is the world's most detailed…

Aug 28

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Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

By Isabel ASPS, News, Plant Science

Miniscule plants growing on desert soils can help drylands retain water and reduce erosion, researchers have found. A global meta-analysis led by UNSW scientists shows tiny organisms that cover desert soils—so-called biocrusts—are critically important for supporting the world's shrinking water…

Aug 27

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Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Spanish Society of Plant Physiology

The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly five millennia, and researchers have long wondered to what extent these ancient organisms undergo senescence, physically deteriorating as they age. In a Forum recently published plant biologist argues that although signs…

Aug 26

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The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

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

On the surface, the humble melon may just look like a tasty treat to most. But researchers have found that this fruit has hidden depths: retrotransposons (sometimes called “jumping sequences”) may change how genes are expressed.

Aug 25

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DNA data from more than 3,300 species reveals how lichens stayed together, split up, swapped partners and changed form over 250 million years

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Lichens may be the most easily overlooked life forms in nature. If you spend much time outside, you probably see some every day, although you might not know it – most people are likely to think they’re moss.

Aug 24

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Novel hormone discovery provides new insight into the evolution of plant structure

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

An international study has discovered a stem-cell promoting hormone in the liverwort Marchantia polymopha. Marchantia, a common liverwort, is a representative of an ancient lineage of plants. Their evolutionary history presents researchers with an excellent opportunity to explore the fundamental…

Aug 21

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Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

A new study demonstrates how site-directed mutagenesis can be achieved in virtually any wheat germplasm of choice by intergeneric pollination of wheat with cas9/guide-RNA (gRNA)-transgenic maize.

Aug 20

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Researchers develop gene regulation strategies for plants

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Spanish Society of Plant Physiology

A team of scientists has developed two strategies based on trans-acting small interfering RNAs (syn-tasiRNAs) to modulate the level of silencing induced by a plant’s genes.

Aug 18

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Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Researchers have made a key advance in understanding how timing impacts the way microorganisms colonize plants, a step that could provide farmers an important tool to boost agricultural production.

Aug 17

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Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

First spotted in the United States in 2014, bacterial leaf streak of corn is an emerging disease of corn that has now spread to ten states, including the top three corn-producing states of Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska.

Plant Science

Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

DNA data from more than 3,300 species reveals how lichens stayed together, split up, swapped partners and changed form over 250 million years

Novel hormone discovery provides new insight into the evolution of plant structure

Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize

Researchers develop gene regulation strategies for plants

Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes

Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens

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