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Why plants panic when it rains

An international team of scientists has made the surprising discovery that a plant’s reaction to rain is close to one of panic. The research revealed complex chemical signals are triggered when water lands on a plant to help it prepare…

Isabel29/11/2019

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To avoid cassava disease, Tanzanian farmers can plant certain varieties in certain seasons

A nutty-flavored, starchy root vegetable, cassava (also known as yuca) is one of the most drought-resistant crops and is a major source of calories and carbs for people in developing countries, serving as the primary food for more than 800…

Isabel28/11/2019

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Researchers describe how Vitamin E works in plants under extreme conditions

Vitamin E is a potential antioxidant that could act as a sentinel in plants, sending molecular signs from chloroplast –a cell organelle- to the nucleus. This flow of information reaching the cell nucleus –retrograde signalling- is a molecular mechanism that…

Isabel27/11/2019

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Underground fungal relationships key to thriving plants

For a plant to thrive, it needs the help of a friendly fungus–preferably one that will dig its way deep into the cells of the plant’s roots. A new paper shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are especially helpful to the…

Isabel25/11/2019

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Researchers help tomato plants repel pathogens with a ‘vaccine’ to boost their chemical defense systems

Scientists knew that plants wage chemical war against bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Now they’ve learned how to “vaccinate” tomato plants with a natural chemical to boost their defenses against a pest that makes leaves shrivel up and die.

Isabel22/11/2019

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Why plants panic when it rains

To avoid cassava disease, Tanzanian farmers can plant certain varieties in certain seasons

Researchers describe how Vitamin E works in plants under extreme conditions

Underground fungal relationships key to thriving plants

Researchers help tomato plants repel pathogens with a ‘vaccine’ to boost their chemical defense systems

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