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Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth

What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others – even those closely related – reach high for the skies? New research addressing the architecture and growth habit of plants has provided an answer to this question and…

Isabel17/05/2021

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Breakthrough in plant protection: RNAi pesticides affect only one pest species

The detrimental impact of pesticides on non-target organisms is one of the most urgent concerns in current agriculture. Double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) represent the most species-specific class of pesticides to date, potentially allowing control of a target pest without effecting other…

Isabel13/05/2021

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For tomato genes, one plus one doesn’t always make two

Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations—mutations—that affect how genes act and function. Added together, millions of small genetic variations make it hard to predict…

Isabel12/05/2021

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Get to know your plants through ionomics

Living beings need elements to develop properly. The study of ionomics measures and analyses the element accumulations in living organisms to determine which mineral nutrients are required and not required for growth.

Isabel11/05/2021

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Researchers validate new technique for rapidly diagnosing herbicide-resistant weeds

A recent work describes a new rapid 'leaf-disk assay' that uses chlorophyll fluorescence emissions to determine whether a weed is resistant to various systemic and contact herbicides.

Isabel10/05/2021

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Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth

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