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The legume family tree: massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant family

The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications. The study also helps to uncover the evolution of…

Isabel02/06/2021

Agriculture News Plant Science

Pea plants make smart investment decisions that could help inform sustainable agriculture

Researchers have shown that pea plants are able to make smart investment decisions when it comes to interactions with their symbiotic bacterial partners. Better understanding of how plants manage these interactions could help with the move towards sustainable agriculture.

Isabel01/06/2021

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‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges

A length of steel pipe and a heart monitor are the unlikely tools underpinning new research which suggests that trees may work together to form resource-sharing networks, helping the group collectively overcome environmental challenges.

Isabel31/05/2021

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GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research shows

A grass commonly used to fight soil erosion has been genetically modified to successfully remove toxic chemicals left in the ground from munitions that are dangerous to human health, new research shows.

Isabel28/05/2021

Future Directions News Plant Science

How Plants Find Their Symbiotic Partners

Leguminous plants, like peas, beans, and various species of clover, obtain the organic nitrogen they need for their growth from symbiotic soil bacteria via specialized structures in their roots. Now researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants…

Isabel27/05/2021

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The legume family tree: massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant family

Pea plants make smart investment decisions that could help inform sustainable agriculture

‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges

GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research shows

How Plants Find Their Symbiotic Partners

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