Collectively organising agricultural nature management leads to increased levels of trust between those involved, as well as to a more confidence in the policy.
Isabel03/03/2020
Drifting algae in the Austral Ocean can bring invasive species to the Antarctic coasts, according to a new study. The report describes the first scientific evidence of a potentially invasive and colonial species –the marine bryozoan Membranipora membranacea- which reaches the…
Isabel02/03/2020
Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants - The discovery of orobanchol synthase- Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of chemical compounds found in plants that have received attention due to their roles as plant hormones and rhizosphere signaling molecules.…
Isabel28/02/2020
Speedy Recovery: New Corn Performs Better in Cold Nearly everyone on Earth is familiar with corn. Literally. Around the world, each person eats an average of 70 pounds of the grain each year, with even more grown for animal feed…
Isabel27/02/2020
Alternaria blight caused by fungal pathogen devastates Brassica crops such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and mustard seed. Highly infectious, this fungus can infect the host plant at all stages of growth. Currently Alternaria blight is managed by chemical fungicides, but…
Isabel26/02/2020