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Gene research on brassicas provides potential for making better and more climate resilient crops

Scientists have used gene technology to understand more about the make-up of the evolution of brassicas – paving the way for bigger and more climate resilient yields from this group of crops that have been grown for thousands of years.

Isabel28/06/2021

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New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperature

Plants contain several types of specialized light-sensitive proteins that measure light by changing shape upon light absorption. Chief among these are the phytochromes. Phytochromes help plants detect light direction, intensity and duration; the time of day; whether it is the…

Isabel25/06/2021

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Australian alpine plants face bleak future from rapid climate change

Some native plants do not appear to be adapting to warming conditions. Native Australian alpine plants may not be able to adapt or migrate quickly enough to survive rapid changes in climate change, a UNSW study has found. The study…

Isabel24/06/2021

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Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower

Wines and table grapes exist thanks to a genetic exchange so rare that it’s only happened twice in nature in the last 6 million years. And since the domestication of the grapevine 8,000 years ago, breeding has continued to be…

Isabel23/06/2021

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How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

Passing down a healthy genome is a critical part of creating viable offspring. But what happens when you have harmful modifications in your genome that you don’t want to pass down? Baby plants have evolved a method to wipe the…

Isabel22/06/2021

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Gene research on brassicas provides potential for making better and more climate resilient crops

New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperature

Australian alpine plants face bleak future from rapid climate change

Grape genetics research reveals what makes the perfect flower

How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

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