News

Climate change Forestry News

Analysis of 65 years of work on the relationships between forests, deforestation and infectious disease emergence

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the importance of certain previously little-studied scientific areas such as the relationships between ecosystems, their biodiversity and the emergence of new infectious diseases.

Isabel15/06/2020

Botany News Plant Science

Researchers Identify Romaine Lettuces That Last Longer

Scientists have identified five Romaine lettuce varieties that both brown less quickly after fresh-cut processing and are slower to deteriorate postharvest. They also are determining the genetic basis for deterioration.

Isabel12/06/2020

News Plant Health Plant Science

Native guava first Australian casualty of global plant disease

The native guava is one of the first Australian plants to be pushed to the brink of extinction by a fungal plant disease which has spread rapidly across the globe, according to a new study.

Isabel11/06/2020

Botany News Plant Science

Study Reveals a Framework for Trifoliate Leaf-pattern Formation in Leguminous Plants

Plant leaves exhibit a great diversity of forms that can be grouped into two types: simple leaves with a single blade and compound leaves with multiple units termed leaflets. A major question for plant developmental biologists is the molecular mechanism…

Isabel10/06/2020

Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables News Plant Science

New software supports decision-making for breeding

A team of researchers has developed an innovative software program for the simulation of breeding programmes. The "Modular Breeding Program Simulator" (MoBPS) enables the simulation of highly complex breeding programmes in animal and plant breeding and is designed to assist…

Isabel09/06/2020

Are you an early-career researcher?

Gold Sponsor

Analysis of 65 years of work on the relationships between forests, deforestation and infectious disease emergence

Researchers Identify Romaine Lettuces That Last Longer

Native guava first Australian casualty of global plant disease

Study Reveals a Framework for Trifoliate Leaf-pattern Formation in Leguminous Plants

New software supports decision-making for breeding

Upcoming Events

Popular Within Last Month

Recent publications

Search

Search