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New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020

Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for the heavens was frozen in time by Burmese amber. “This isn’t quite a Christmas flower…

Isabel25/12/2020

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Can We Harness A Plant’s Ability To Synthesize Medicinal Compounds?

Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the mechanism by which plants produce them has remained shrouded in mystery until now.

Isabel23/12/2020

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Restoration of degraded grassland can benefit climate change mitigation and key ecosystem services

New research has demonstrated how, in contrast to encroachment by the invasive alien tree species Prosopis julifora (known as `Mathenge` in Kenya or `Promi` in Baringo), the restoration of grasslands in tropical semi-arid regions can both mitigate the impacts of…

Isabel22/12/2020

Agriculture News Plant Science

Making sense of a universe of corn genetics

Seed banks across the globe store and preserve the genetic diversity of millions of varieties of crops. This massive collection of genetic material ensures crop breeders access to a wealth of genetics with which to breed crops that yield better…

Isabel21/12/2020

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Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change

Global warming already affects Siberian primrose, a plant species that is threatened in Finland and Norway. According to a recently completed study, individuals of Siberian primrose originating in the Finnish coast on the Bothnian Bay currently fare better in northern…

Isabel18/12/2020

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New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020

Can We Harness A Plant’s Ability To Synthesize Medicinal Compounds?

Restoration of degraded grassland can benefit climate change mitigation and key ecosystem services

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Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change

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Are you an early-career researcher?

New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020

Can We Harness A Plant’s Ability To Synthesize Medicinal Compounds?

Restoration of degraded grassland can benefit climate change mitigation and key ecosystem services

Making sense of a universe of corn genetics

Siberian prim­rose has not had time to ad­apt to cli­mate change

Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change