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Climate change could increase costs of reproduction in plants, study finds

A new study sheds light on how plants respond to stressful environmental conditions presented by climate change. Researchers showed that plants grown in drier conditions simulating the effects of climate change exhibited higher costs of reproduction than those grown under…

Isabel16/08/2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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