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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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Scientists discover evidence of major genes influencing flowering time in chickpeas

Flowering time in chickpeas’ wild relatives is influenced by one to three major genes, according to new research.

Isabel26/05/2022

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Newly Discovered Protein in Fungus Bypasses Plant Defenses

A protein that allows the fungus that causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of scientists.

Isabel25/05/2022

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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

Scientists discover evidence of major genes influencing flowering time in chickpeas

Newly Discovered Protein in Fungus Bypasses Plant Defenses

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