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Engineering a way out of climate change: Genetically modified organisms could be the key

Climate change is a major global crisis. Despite international agreements to fight climate change, greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase and global temperatures continue to rise. The potential effects on our lives are drastic: recent wildfires in the US and…

Isabel11/12/2020

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Crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields

A new study shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a narrow selection of crops leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or improving yields. Accordint to one of the authors, some marketing and agricultural policy considerations will have…

Isabel10/12/2020

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For asymbiotic growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, feed them fatty acids

Scientists around the world have been working to grow arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi without their host plants because they can be used as organic fertilizer in agriculture and forestry. AM fungi help plants receive nutrients from the soil through a network…

Isabel09/12/2020

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Surprising trove of sorghum diversity discovered in Australia – but it’s disappearing fast

Researchers found wild relatives of sorghum in higher concentrations in Australia than anywhere else; the plants have potential to combat drought and extreme heat, but they need urgent safeguarding

Isabel08/12/2020

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Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities in plants

Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, even if individuals belong to the same species and the same population. Ecologists have now shown that these differences are primarily due to…

Isabel07/12/2020

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Engineering a way out of climate change: Genetically modified organisms could be the key

Crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields

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