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What makes peppers blush

Bright red, tasty and healthy, that’s how we know and love bell peppers. A research team has deciphered in detail at the protein level what makes them turn red as they ripen. At the heart of the project are the…

Isabel13/01/2021

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Chloroplasts on the move

The genetic material of plants, animals and humans is well protected in the nucleus of each cell and stores all the information that forms an organism. In addition, cells contain small organelles that contain their own genetic material. These include…

Isabel12/01/2021

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Male weeds may hold key to their own demise

Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricultural weeds in the U.S. Finding the genes could enable new “genetic control” methods for the weeds, which, in many…

Isabel11/01/2021

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Surprising trove of sorghum diversity discovered in Australia — but it’s disappearing fast

Researchers found wild relatives of sorghum in higher concentrations in Australia than anywhere else; the plants have potential to combat drought and extreme heat, but they need urgent safeguarding.

Isabel08/01/2021

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Temporal crop diversity stabilises agricultural production

Securing food supplies around the globe is a major challenge facing humanity, especially in light of the predicted increase in the world’s population to almost ten billion people by 2050 and the effects of climate change. Greater crop diversity in…

Isabel07/01/2021

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What makes peppers blush

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Temporal crop diversity stabilises agricultural production

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