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Image: A new study by a New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) scientist and her colleagues in Science finds that, of the three large-scale, plant-based climate mitigation strategies, reforestation stands out as most beneficial for biodiversity. In addition to reforestation (restoring forests in places where they have historically grown), the team of scientists modeled the impacts of afforestation (adding forests in places like grasslands and savannas) and bioenergy cropping (farming plants such as switchgrass for renewable energy) on more than 14,000 animal species. Credit: NYBG
Reforestation stands out among plant-based climate-mitigation strategies as most beneficial for wildlife biodiversity BotanyNewsPlant Science

Reforestation stands out among plant-based climate-mitigation strategies as most beneficial for wildlife biodiversity

A new study finds that, of the three large-scale, plant-based climate mitigation strategies, reforestation stands out as most beneficial for biodiversity. In addition to reforestation (restoring forests in places where they have historically grown), the team of scientists modeled the…
Isabel
24/02/2025
Image: Wheat field with trees in the background. Credit: Kai Pilger / Pixabay
The genetic architecture of resistance to septoria tritici blotch in French wheat cultivars AgricultureNewsPlant Science

The genetic architecture of resistance to septoria tritici blotch in French wheat cultivars

Septoria tritici blotch, caused by Zymoseptoria tritici, threatens wheat production. Researchers and breeders, studied 285 elite French wheat varieties, identifying 57 resistance QTLs and at least 11 known Stb genes. Their findings aid breeding for resistance and support the future…
Isabel
18/02/2025
Image: Example image and creation of the ground-truth data used for machine learning. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.021
New discovery on how plants detect light and grow could result in more resilient crops NewsPlant Science

New discovery on how plants detect light and grow could result in more resilient crops

Researchers discovered that different photoreceptors control distinct regions of a seedling’s stem. The photoreceptor cry1 reserves energy for later elongation, helping plants reemerge if buried. Using machine learning and genetic editing, the team’s findings could inform crop innovation, making plants…
Isabel
11/02/2025