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Watching changes in plant metabolism – live

Researchers use a new method of in vivo biosensor technology. Almost all life on Earth, in particular our food and our health, depend on metabolism in plants. In order to understand how these metabolic processes function, researchers are studying key…

Isabel09/09/2020

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New tools in the fight against lethal citrus disease

Bacterial road map offers new targets for Huanglongbing disease treatments. Scientists are closer to gaining the upper hand on a disease that has wiped out citrus orchards across the globe. New models of the bacterium linked to the disease reveal…

Isabel08/09/2020

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How Plants Shut the Door on Infection

Plants have a unique ability to safeguard themselves against pathogens by closing their pores—but until now, no one knew quite how they did it. Scientists have known that a flood of calcium into the cells surrounding the pores triggers them…

Isabel04/09/2020

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Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

Asterids comprise around 100,000 flowering plants, from heather to tomatoes. Up to now, their family relationships had not yet been fully clarified. A new study by the has now somewhat closed this knowledge gap. It is the world's most detailed…

Isabel03/09/2020

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Stealing Information from Host Plants: How the Parasitic Dodder Plant Flowers

About 4,000-5,000 parasitic plant species exist. Among these, dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) are distributed worldwide. Compared with normal autotrophic plants, they have a unique morphology – they are rootless and leafless and carry out no or very little photosynthesis.

Isabel02/09/2020

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Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe’s forests

Europe’s forests face a growing threat from pests due to global trade and climate change, but scientists are developing techniques that can give an early warning of infestations to help combat damaging insects and diseases. Pests are responsible for damaging 35 million…

Isabel01/09/2020

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An overview of the parasitic plant Langsdorffia

A pair of researchers has conducted an overview of Langsdorffia, a parasitic flowering plant. In their paper they give an overview of the flower, its four species and explain why they believe more study of the plant is needed.

Isabel31/08/2020

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Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

Miniscule plants growing on desert soils can help drylands retain water and reduce erosion, researchers have found. A global meta-analysis led by UNSW scientists shows tiny organisms that cover desert soils—so-called biocrusts—are critically important for supporting the world's shrinking water…

Isabel28/08/2020

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Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly five millennia, and researchers have long wondered to what extent these ancient organisms undergo senescence, physically deteriorating as they age. In a Forum recently published plant biologist argues that although signs…

Isabel27/08/2020

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The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

On the surface, the humble melon may just look like a tasty treat to most. But researchers have found that this fruit has hidden depths: retrotransposons (sometimes called “jumping sequences”) may change how genes are expressed.

Isabel26/08/2020

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Watching changes in plant metabolism – live

New tools in the fight against lethal citrus disease

How Plants Shut the Door on Infection

Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

Stealing Information from Host Plants: How the Parasitic Dodder Plant Flowers

Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe’s forests

An overview of the parasitic plant Langsdorffia

Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

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