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Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants

A team of researchers has found a way to identify gene regulatory elements that could help produce “designer” plants and lead to improvements in food crops at a critical time.

Isabel17/12/2019

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New Genetic Engineering Toolset Produces Better-Modified Plants Faster, Easier

Researchers have developed a set of tools that make it faster and easier to modify large segments of DNA. The new tools are for use in a technique called recombineering.

Isabel16/12/2019

Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables News Plant Health

Scientists advance citrus greening research efforts

Citrus greening, a devastating disease, has reduced Florida citrus production by 70%, according to most accounts. Efforts to develop disease control methods have been stymied because scientists have been unable to culture the causal bacterial pathogen.

Isabel13/12/2019

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Plants might be helping each other more than thought

Contrary to the long-held belief that plants in the natural world are always in competition, new research has found that in harsh environments mature plants help smaller ones - and thrive as a result.

Isabel11/12/2019

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What’s the story Morning Glory? Taxonomy, evolution and sweet potatoes

Scientists at the University of Oxford reveal that the sweet potato and its storage root originated at least 2 million years ago — that is, not only before agriculture but also long before modern humans appeared on Earth. The scientists'…

Isabel10/12/2019

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Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants

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Scientists advance citrus greening research efforts

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