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Photosynthesis unaffected by increasing carbon dioxide channels in plant membranes

Modifying photosynthesis has increasingly been a research target to improve crop yields to feed a growing global population in the face of climate change and other environmental factors. In a recent study, a research team investigated the effects of increasing the amount…

Isabel07/06/2022

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In poplars, two plant hormones boost each other in defense against pathogenic fungi

In contrast to previous assumptions, the defense hormones salicylic acid and jasmonic acid do not always suppress each other in regulating plant chemical defenses against pests and pathogens. In trees, the interplay of both hormones can actually increase plant resistance.…

Isabel06/06/2022

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Tree “Fitbits” Track Urban Growth, Flowering, More

Low-cost “tree fitbits” can pinpoint the precise timing of tree activities, like spring bloom or autumn leaf change, according to a new study. Researchers outfitted two ash trees with high-resolution accelerometers, efficiently tracking how the trees responded to changing seasons.

Isabel03/06/2022

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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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Photosynthesis unaffected by increasing carbon dioxide channels in plant membranes

In poplars, two plant hormones boost each other in defense against pathogenic fungi

Tree “Fitbits” Track Urban Growth, Flowering, More

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

How the dinosaur extinction changed plant evolution

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