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Lighting the Tunnel of Plant Evolution: Scientists Explore Importance of Two-Pore Channels in Plants

Researchers explore the functional significance of different types of two-pore channels in a liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha.

Isabel02/06/2022

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How the dinosaur extinction changed plant evolution

The absence of large herbivores after the extinction of the dinosaurs changed the evolution of plants. The 25 million years of large herbivore absence slowed down the evolution of new plant species. Defensive features such as spines regressed and fruit…

Isabel01/06/2022

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Finding the best lentil varieties for every farm

Not all lentils are created equal. Lentil genetics can affect both the quality and yield of lentil crops. Environmental factors – like rainfall and soil conditions – can also impact lentil crops. Even the same lentil variety can have vastly…

Isabel31/05/2022

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‘Extreme’ plants grow faster when faced by stress

When faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most plants try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves and roots and close up their pores to hold in water. If circumstances don’t improve, they eventually die.…

Isabel30/05/2022

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Forest plants now flower a week earlier than a century ago

Research team investigates shifts in seasonal development of early-blooming forest plants – herbarium records show climate warming.

Isabel27/05/2022

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Lighting the Tunnel of Plant Evolution: Scientists Explore Importance of Two-Pore Channels in Plants

How the dinosaur extinction changed plant evolution

Finding the best lentil varieties for every farm

‘Extreme’ plants grow faster when faced by stress

Forest plants now flower a week earlier than a century ago

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