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Scientists ID Sterol Essential for Oil Accumulation in Plants

New study provides new target for increasing oil content of plant tissues for potential applications in bioenergy, chemical engineering, and nutrition.

Isabel08/10/2021

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Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control

Plants regulate their growth and development using hormones, including a group called strigolactones that prevent excessive budding and branching. For the first time, scientists have synthesized strigolactones from microbes.

Isabel07/10/2021

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Plants evolved complexity in two bursts – with a 250-million-year hiatus

A new method for quantifying plant evolution reveals that after the onset of early seed plants, complexity halted for 250 million years until the diversification of flowering plants about 100 million years ago.

Isabel06/10/2021

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Environmental monitoring of organic pollutants using plants

Researchers have successfully developed plants that can be used to detect organic pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which contaminate soil and water.

Isabel05/10/2021

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Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists have developed a method to multiply seedlings faster and conserve coconut genetic resources for the long term. This will help to preserve coconut tree biodiversity and meet the increasing demand for coconuts…

Isabel30/09/2021

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Scientists ID Sterol Essential for Oil Accumulation in Plants

Yeast and bacteria together biosynthesize plant hormones for weed control

Plants evolved complexity in two bursts – with a 250-million-year hiatus

Environmental monitoring of organic pollutants using plants

Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

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