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Landmark study generates genomic atlas for global wheat improvement

In a landmark discovery for global wheat production, an international team has sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties representing breeding programs around the world, enabling scientists and breeders to much more quickly identify influential genes for improved yield, pest…

Isabel26/11/2020

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A molecular break for root growth: Length of plant roots is controlled by hormones

The dynamic change in root growth of plants plays an important role in their adjustment to soil conditions. Depending on the location, nutrients or moisture can be found in higher or lower soil layers. This is why, depending on the…

Isabel23/11/2020

Agriculture News

Comprehensive and systematic evaluation of ~22,000 wheat accessions

The national wheat improvement program in India has contributed significantly toward achieving food security since the advent of the green revolution in the 1960s. However, for the sustainable wheat production in this era of climate change, high yielding thermo-tolerant varieties…

Isabel23/11/2020

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Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows

Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbours. This study is the first to show that the growth of adult trees…

Isabel20/11/2020

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Researchers attempt to piece together the puzzle of tree species diversity

Questions about the origin of nature have fascinated humans since the dawn of culture. One phenomenon of particular interest is the high diversity of forests in the tropics, relative to those in the temperate zone. One prominent hypothesis is that…

Isabel19/11/2020

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Landmark study generates genomic atlas for global wheat improvement

A molecular break for root growth: Length of plant roots is controlled by hormones

Comprehensive and systematic evaluation of ~22,000 wheat accessions

Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows

Researchers attempt to piece together the puzzle of tree species diversity

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