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Why Sunflowers Face East

Sunflowers face the rising sun because increased morning warmth attracts more bees and also helps the plants reproduce more efficiently, according to a study.

Isabel27/08/2021

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Adapting roots to a hotter planet could ease pressure on food supply

Supercomputer-powered 3D imaging of root systems to help breeders develop climate-change adapted plants for farmers.

Isabel26/08/2021

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Depth of perception: In plant cells, a conserved mechanism for perceiving mechanical force resides in unexpected location

Minuscule tunnels through the cell membrane help cells to perceive and respond to mechanical forces, such as pressure or touch. A new study is among the first to directly investigate what one type of these mechanosensitive ion channels is doing in…

Isabel25/08/2021

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Improving soil health starts with farmer-researcher collaboration

Ask a farmer, a scientist, and a conservation professional to define soil health, and you might come up with three rather different answers. That mismatch may be at the root of lower-than-ideal adoption of soil conservation practices, according to a…

Isabel24/08/2021

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Microbes Play Role in Corn ‘Hybrid Vigor’

Researchers have shown that soil microbes – microscopic organisms like viruses, bacteria and fungi found throughout nature – play a role in the phenomenon of heterosis or “hybrid vigor,” the superior performance of crossed plant lines, or hybrids, over inbred…

Isabel23/08/2021

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