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Study Finds Hidden Conflict in the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between Legumes and Rhizobia

The mutually beneficial relationship between legumes and rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria that make their home in legume root nodules and create nutrient-rich fertilizer for them, is one of the most well-known and agronomically important examples of symbiosis. New research…

Isabel11/02/2021

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Seeds transfer their microbes to the next generation

Scientists have been pondering if the microbiome of plants is due to nature or nurture. Research at Stockholm University, published in Environmental Microbiology, showed that oak acorns contain a large diversity of microbes, and that oak seedlings inherit their microbiome from…

Isabel10/02/2021

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New heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants

In the strawberry nursery industry, a nursery’s reputation relies on their ability to produce disease- and insect-free plants. The best way to produce clean plants is to start with clean planting stock. Many nurseries struggle with angular leaf spot of…

Isabel09/02/2021

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The first 3D structure of the components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in plants

The 3D structures of these large protein assemblies – the first described for any plant species – are a step towards being able to develop improved herbicides that target plant respiration. They could also aid the development of more effective…

Isabel08/02/2021

The larva of a tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta on a wild tobacco leaf

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How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

Plants produce toxic substances to defend themselves against herbivores. In a new study, scientists were able to describe in detail the biosynthesis and exact mode of action of an important group of defensive substances, the diterpene glycosides, in wild tobacco…

Isabel05/02/2021

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Study Finds Hidden Conflict in the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between Legumes and Rhizobia

Seeds transfer their microbes to the next generation

New heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants

The first 3D structure of the components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in plants

How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

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