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A first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon

Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.

Isabel29/06/2022

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No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop

In a recent study a team of researchers tested the potential for increased plant productivity and intrinsic water-use efficiency through the overexpression of inorganic carbon transporter B (ictB) in field-grown tobacco. However, their results showed no significant difference between the…

Isabel27/06/2022

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Checklist of Vascular Plants Unveils Flora of Taita Hills in Kenya

As a part of the global biodiversity hotspots, the Taita Hills forests, located in Taita Taveta County in southeastern Kenya, forms the northernmost tip of the Eastern Arc Mountains. They are highly fragmented forests embedded in a human settlements and…

Isabel24/06/2022

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The enigmatic tropical alpine flora on the African sky islands is young, disturbed, and unsaturated

New insights into the evolutionary origins of unique African high mountain botanical diversity.

Isabel23/06/2022

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Function follows form in plant immunity

Scientists have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how immune proteins defend plants against invading microorganisms.

Isabel21/06/2022

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A first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon

No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop

Checklist of Vascular Plants Unveils Flora of Taita Hills in Kenya

The enigmatic tropical alpine flora on the African sky islands is young, disturbed, and unsaturated

Function follows form in plant immunity

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