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New Tool Could Help Scientists Dig Deeper for Prized Crop Genes

A new computer application (app) could speed the search for genes that underpin important crop traits, like high yield, seed quality and resistance to pests, disease or adverse environmental conditions.

Isabel13/04/2020

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Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change

The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today’s agriculture industry.

Isabel10/04/2020

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Applying CRISPR beyond Arabidopsis thaliana

Few technologies have made as big a splash in recent years as CRISPR/Cas9, and rightfully so. CRISPR/Cas9, or clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and associated genes, is a bacterial gene editing toolbox that allows researchers to edit genomic sequences…

Isabel09/04/2020

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The Brown Revolution: How soil microbes help plants resist disease

Plants can’t self-isolate during a disease outbreak, but they can get help from a friend — beneficial soil microbes help plants ward off a wide range of diseases. Now, scientists have uncovered a major part of the process in which…

Isabel08/04/2020

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How plants protect themselves from sun damage

For plants, sunlight can be a double-edged sword. They need it to drive photosynthesis, the process that allows them to store solar energy as sugar molecules, but too much sun can dehydrate and damage their leaves. A primary strategy that…

Isabel06/04/2020

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New Tool Could Help Scientists Dig Deeper for Prized Crop Genes

Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change

Applying CRISPR beyond Arabidopsis thaliana

The Brown Revolution: How soil microbes help plants resist disease

How plants protect themselves from sun damage

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