Remote Control for Plants
Plant researchers have a potent new tool at disposal: Ia research team shows how to close the stomata of leaves using light pulses.
Isabel13/08/2021
Genome editing for food: how do people react?
A research team has investigated how people in five different countries react to various usages of genome editing in agriculture. The researchers looked at which uses are accepted and how the risks and benefits of the new breeding technologies are…
Isabel12/08/2021
Engineering seeds to resist drought
As the world continues to warm, many arid regions that already have marginal conditions for agriculture will be increasingly under stress, potentially leading to severe food shortages. Now, researchers have come up with a promising process for protecting seeds from…
Isabel11/08/2021
How seeds know it’s a good time to germinate
Dehydrated plant seeds can lay dormant for long periods--over 1,000 years in some species--before the availability of water can trigger germination. This protects the embryonic plant inside from a variety of environmental stresses until conditions are favorable for growth and…
Isabel09/08/2021
The waste product which could help mitigate climate change
Biochar, a product made from urban, agriculture and forestry waste has the added benefit of reducing the carbon footprint of modern farming, an international review involving.
Isabel06/08/2021