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Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker

Many New York tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker – the wilted leaves and blistered fruit that can spoil an entire season’s planting. For those whose livelihoods depend on tomatoes, this pathogen – Clavibacter michiganensis –…

Isabel14/02/2020

Agriculture News Plant Science

Plant organ growth is not so different from animals

For long, it was assumed that cell death occurs mainly during animal organ growth but not in plant organs. A research group demonstrated now that the death of certain cells in the root facilitated the growth of lateral roots. These…

Isabel13/02/2020

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Can trees control algal blooms?

Blue-green-algae outbreaks have major impacts on plants and animals that live in or near creeks, rivers, lakes, estuaries and the ocean. These algae can also produce toxins with major human health concerns. Now ,researchers have shown that leaf litter can…

Isabel12/02/2020

Agriculture News Plant Science

Branching out for a new green revolution

Researchers have discovered a new gene that improves the yield and fertilizer use efficiency of rice.

Isabel11/02/2020

Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables News Plant Health Science communication

How farmers’ opinions determine success of plant-disease control strategies

To successfully combat a crop-threatening disease, it may be more important to educate growers about the effectiveness of control strategies than to emphasize the risk posed by the disease, according to new research.

Isabel10/02/2020

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Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker

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Can trees control algal blooms?

Branching out for a new green revolution

How farmers’ opinions determine success of plant-disease control strategies

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