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Root cause: Plant root tips are constrained to a dome shape common to arch bridges

Researchers find that plant root tips are constrained to a dome shape, similar to that of an arched bridge, because of one-directional and localized tissue growth.

Isabel30/03/2021

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Be there or be square: nuclear-to-cytoplasm relocalization of Arabidopsis PRORP2 leads to virus resistance

Commentary on Gobert et al. The authors prove the feasibility of an idea through this proof-of-concept work. As they point out, plant antiviral treatments are usually virus-specific, unfortunately for the moment a ‘broad-spectrum’ plant antiviral does not exist.

Isabel29/03/2021

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Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive

Like other plants, mistletoe is capable of using sunlight to create its own food, a process called photosynthesis. However, it prefers to siphon water and nutrients from other trees and shrubs, using “false roots” to invade its hosts.

Isabel24/03/2021

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Dozens of new lichen species discovered in East African mountain forests

The species diversity and relationships of lichens in the genus Leptogium, which are often very difficult to identify to species, were assessed on the basis of DNA analyses using a large dataset collected during almost 10 years from East Africa.

Isabel23/03/2021

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A boost for plant research

Optogenetics can be used to activate and study cells in a targeted manner using light. Scientists have now succeeded in transferring this technique to plants.

Isabel22/03/2021

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Root cause: Plant root tips are constrained to a dome shape common to arch bridges

Be there or be square: nuclear-to-cytoplasm relocalization of Arabidopsis PRORP2 leads to virus resistance

Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive

Dozens of new lichen species discovered in East African mountain forests

A boost for plant research

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Root cause: Plant root tips are constrained to a dome shape common to arch bridges

Be there or be square: nuclear-to-cytoplasm relocalization of Arabidopsis PRORP2 leads to virus resistance

Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive

Dozens of new lichen spe­cies dis­covered in East African moun­tain forests

A boost for plant research

Dozens of new lichen species discovered in East African mountain forests