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
While studies of the microbiomes (which comprises all the microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi) of the phyllosphere and the rhizosphere of plants are important, scientists at INRA believe more attention should be given to the microbiomes of crop residues. Crop…
Isabel07/02/2020
Scientists have made a significant discovery about the genetic origins of how plants evolved from living in water to land 470 million years ago.
Isabel06/02/2020
In the face of rapid climate change, it is important that plants can adapt quickly to new conditions to ensure their survival. Using field experiments and plant genome studies, an international research team has pinpointed areas of the genome that…
Isabel05/02/2020
New research identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era in which crops can get crushed by climate change.
Isabel04/02/2020