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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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Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco

The enzyme Rubisco catalyzes the assimilation of CO2 from the atmosphere into organic matter. This is the central step in photosynthesis that generates sugar molecules for the production of essentially all biomass. Despite its pivotal role, Rubisco works relatively slowly…

Isabel18/11/2020

Agriculture Forestry News Plant Health

Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

The cultivation of vanilla in Madagascar provides a good income for small-holder farmers, but without trees and bushes the plantations can lack biodiversity. Agricultural ecologists have investigated the interaction between prey and their predators in these cultivated areas.

Isabel17/11/2020

JSPB News Plant Science

Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism

Known degradation pathways are not involved in chloroplast turnover but are required for damage and starvation responses. Plant cells use an unknown mechanism to mark damaged chloroplasts for destruction, biologists have discovered.

Isabel16/11/2020

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

Researchers attempt to piece together the puzzle of tree species diversity

Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco

Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism

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