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Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures

Improper adoption of climate impact modelling could leave us ill prepared for even higher temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, according to new research.

Isabel22/01/2020

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Identifying a plant cell barrier to breeding more nutritious crops

What if we could grow plants that are larger and also have higher nutritional content? For decades, scientists have been trying to dial up amino acid content in crops by ramping up their production systems, but they always run into…

Isabel20/01/2020

Agriculture Forestry News Plant Science

Understanding the mechanisms of seemingly chaotic synchronization in trees

The synchronization of seed production by trees has garnered attention due to its importance in agriculture, forestry and ecosystem management. Therefore, understanding the timing and mechanisms that contribute to synchronized seeding can be a useful management tool.

Isabel17/01/2020

Botany News Plant Science

The Delicate Water Lily: A Rose by Another Name?

Genome Duplication Events May Have Contributed to Floral Scent Biosynthesis and Other Traits of Early-diverged Flowering Plants

Isabel16/01/2020

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New methods promise to speed up development of new plant varieties

A research team recently developed new methods that will make it significantly faster to produce gene-edited plants. They hope to alleviate a long-standing bottleneck in gene editing and, in the process, make it easier and faster to develop and test…

Isabel15/01/2020

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Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures

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Understanding the mechanisms of seemingly chaotic synchronization in trees

The Delicate Water Lily: A Rose by Another Name?

New methods promise to speed up development of new plant varieties

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