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A new guide for communicating plant science

A lot is riding on the continued advancement of plant sciences.Take the food supply, for starters. Climate change and population growth will continue to pose challenges in the future, and crop production will require innovation and progress by plant scientists…

Isabel20/04/2021

Climate change Global Change News Plant Science

Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

In 1966, US Army scientists drilled down through nearly a mile of ice in northwestern Greenland—and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally…

Isabel16/04/2021

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Weed invaders are getting faster

A new study shows invasive plants are adapting to new habitats and new climates at an increasing pace – and especially so in tropical environments.

Isabel15/04/2021

Agriculture ASPS News Plant Science

Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

One of the world’s rarest tree species (Macadamia jansenii) has been transformed into a sophisticated model that researchers say is the future of plant research.

Isabel14/04/2021

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Start small to answer big questions about photosynthesis

Despite being discovered almost 300 years ago, photosynthesis still holds many unanswered questions for science, particularly the way proteins organisethemselves to convert sunlight into chemical energy and, at the same time, protect plants from too much sunlight.

Isabel12/04/2021

News Plant Science

Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense

Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growth.

Isabel09/04/2021

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Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

A research team has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions – findings that could help the domesticated peach adapt to climate change.

Isabel08/04/2021

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Legume trees support tropical forest growth by releasing nutrients from ancient soils

Researchers have found that nitrogen-fixing legume trees can support themselves and surrounding trees not only with increased access to nitrogen but with other key nutrients through enhanced mineral weathering.

Isabel07/04/2021

News Plant Science

‘Pompeii of prehistoric plants’ unlocks evolutionary secret – study

Spectacular fossil plants preserved within a volcanic ash fall in China have shed light on an evolutionary race 300 million years ago, which was eventually won by the seed-bearing plants that dominate so much of the Earth today.

Isabel06/04/2021

Agriculture News Plant Science

Optimally Promoting Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes

In an broad and elaborate study, biologists investigated the biodiversity of flowering fields planted as part of agri-environmental schemes.

Isabel05/04/2021

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A new guide for communicating plant science

Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

Weed invaders are getting faster

Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

Start small to answer big questions about photosynthesis

Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

Legume trees support tropical forest growth by releasing nutrients from ancient soils

‘Pompeii of prehistoric plants’ unlocks evolutionary secret – study

Optimally Promoting Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes

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