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Scientists Discover Interaction Between Good and Bad Fungi Drive Forest Biodiversity

A new study reveals a complex interplay between soil fungi and tree roots that could be the cause of rare-species advantage. The researchers found that the type of beneficial soil fungi living around tree roots in a subtropical forest in…

Isabel23/10/2019

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Ants fight plant diseases

New research shows that ants inhibit at least 14 different plant diseases. The small insects secrete antibiotics from glands in the body. On their legs and body, they also host colonies of bacteria that secrete antibiotics.

Isabel22/10/2019

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Preventing Future Forest Diebacks

Removing dead trees from the forests and reforesting on a large scale: this is the German Federal Government's strategy against "Forest Dieback 2.0". Scientists call for other solutions.

Isabel21/10/2019

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Evolutionary biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario

Evolutionary biologists have identified how herbicide-resistant strains of common waterhemp, an invasive weed, have emerged in fields of soy and corn in southwestern Ontario.

Isabel18/10/2019

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Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in single step

As their Latin name indicates, pineapples are truly “excellent fruits”—and thanks to a freshly completed genome sequencing project, researchers have gained a new understanding of how human agriculture has shaped the evolution of this and other crops.

Isabel17/10/2019

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Scientists Discover Interaction Between Good and Bad Fungi Drive Forest Biodiversity

Ants fight plant diseases

Preventing Future Forest Diebacks

Evolutionary biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario

Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in single step

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