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Resistant rice plants: researchers identify bacterium that protects rice plants against diseases

With their expertise in microbiome research, researchers were able to demonstrate how a specific bacterium inside the seeds of rice plants effectively and in an eco-friendly way inhibits destructive plant pathogens.

Isabel03/02/2021

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Proper Geometry of Leaflets is Important for Their Movement in Legumes

Most legume species have compound leaves with multiple joined units termed leaflets, and the geometry of leaflets (the spatial structure and organization of leaflets) largely determines the compound leaf shape, which has been broadly recognized in model compound-leafed species.

Isabel02/02/2021

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Comprehensive characterization of vascular structure in plants

Little is known about the vascular cells in leaves, in particular the phloem parenchyma. Two teams of plant researchers and bioinformatics researchers have succeeded for the first time in identifying the functions of the different cell types in the leaf…

Isabel01/02/2021

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The regulatory network of sugar and organic acid in watermelon fruit is revealed

The sensory quality of watermelon fruit is determined by the content of sugar and organic acid, which determines the taste of watermelon during the development and maturation of watermelon fruit. The changes of sugar and organic acid during the watermelon…

Isabel29/01/2021

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A CRISPR picture emerges on European Union GMO directive

A European Court ruling widely interpreted to mean that all gene-edited organisms are GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) may not be as prescriptive as many first assumed.

Isabel28/01/2021

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Resistant rice plants: researchers identify bacterium that protects rice plants against diseases

Proper Geometry of Leaflets is Important for Their Movement in Legumes

Comprehensive characterization of vascular structure in plants

The regulatory network of sugar and organic acid in watermelon fruit is revealed

A CRISPR picture emerges on European Union GMO directive

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