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Research team wants to eliminate dangerous plant diseases in rice

Rice is the No. 1 staple food for the world's poorest and most undernourished people. More than half of the world's population eats rice every day. In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is the fastest-growing food source, providing more food calories than…

Isabel20/11/2019

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Scientists present new data on the evolution of plants and the origin of species

There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today. They all evolved from a common ancestor. How this leap in biodiversity happened is still unclear. An international team of researchers presents the results of a unique project on the…

Isabel19/11/2019

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Research team illuminates system by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times

A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants to asexually reproduce through creating clonal progenies. Furthermore, this transcription factor was revealed to have the same origin as those which regulate secondary…

Isabel18/11/2019

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Plant Health: prioritising the fight against 20 plant pests on the EU

The EU has published a list of 20 regulated quarantine pests qualifying as priority pests, including Xylella fastidiosa, the Japanesebeetle, the Asian long-horned beetle, Citrus greening and Citrus Black Spot, whose economic, environmental and social impact on EU's territory is…

Isabel15/11/2019

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Communicating uncertainty about climate change

The ways climate scientists explain their predictions about the impact of global warming can either promote or limit their persuasiveness. The more specific climate scientists are about the uncertainties of global warming, the more the American public trusts their predictions,…

Isabel14/11/2019

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Research team wants to eliminate dangerous plant diseases in rice

Scientists present new data on the evolution of plants and the origin of species

Research team illuminates system by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times

Plant Health: prioritising the fight against 20 plant pests on the EU

Communicating uncertainty about climate change

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