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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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Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security

The current world population of 7.8 billion is predicted to reach 10 billion by 2057. Future access to affordable and healthy food will be challenging, with malnutrition already affecting one in three people worldwide. Two new papers recognized that global…

Isabel29/09/2021

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By reducing forest floor temperature, invasive shrubs stifle native species

Invasive shrubs in Northeastern forests that sprout leaves earlier in the spring and keep them longer in the fall not only absorb more sunlight than native shrubs, but their foliage lowers air temperatures on the forest floor, likely giving them…

Isabel28/09/2021

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Hidden in the Seeds: Bacteria Found to Survive the Harsh Interior of Passion Fruit Seeds

Scientists discover endophytic bacteria that can survive the unfavorable interior of passion fruit seeds and get transmitted to the seedlings on germination

Isabel27/09/2021

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Environmental monitoring of organic pollutants using plants

Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

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By reducing forest floor temperature, invasive shrubs stifle native species

Hidden in the Seeds: Bacteria Found to Survive the Harsh Interior of Passion Fruit Seeds

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