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Mediterranean old-growth forests exhibit resistance to climate warming

European old-growth forests are estimated to occupy only 0.7% of the total forested area; they are of prime ecological value, representing small vestiges of how Europe's past primeval forest may have looked. In addition, old-growth forests provide various and important…

Isabel21/09/2021

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Discovery of mobile disease detectors in plants could boost crop resilience

Many important crop plants can be devastated by pathogens including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Knowing exactly how some plants respond could give researchers the information to breed crops with the best disease-fighting power or even design new and improved immune…

Isabel17/09/2021

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Dynamics of genome evolution shape diversification of fern lineages

Ferns are the second most species rich lineages of land plants and highly suitable to test the association between genome diversity and lineage diversification. Many studies have recovered substantial differences in genome diversity. However, less attention has been given to ferns.

Isabel16/09/2021

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Sensor that detects hydrogen peroxide in living plant cells

aching and disinfecting agent. However, it is also constantly produced in living cells. Often as a byproduct of biological processes, sometimes intentionally, for example to kill pathogens. It is also thought that H2O2 plays an important role as a signaling…

Isabel15/09/2021

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Plant diversity in grasslands: Multi-species swards outperform even in drought conditions

Research shows that multi-species mixtures out-yielded perennial ryegrass monocultures receiving double the amount of fertiliser.The most productive swards were a combination of species from the three functional groups of grasses, legumes and herbs. With legume proportion between 30 and 70%,…

Isabel14/09/2021

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Mediterranean old-growth forests exhibit resistance to climate warming

Discovery of mobile disease detectors in plants could boost crop resilience

Dynamics of genome evolution shape diversification of fern lineages

Sensor that detects hydrogen peroxide in living plant cells

Plant diversity in grasslands: Multi-species swards outperform even in drought conditions

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