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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 connected fragments of pine savanna and new species keep showing up

Before Europeans arrived in America, longleaf pine savannas sprawled across 90 million acres from present-day Florida to Texas and Virginia. Today, thanks to human impacts, less than 3 percent of that acreage remains, and what’s left exists in fragmented patches…

Isabel16/10/2019

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New key protein function found in plants that will help develop drought-resistant crops

Researchers have discovered a new function of one of the plant’s proteins – BAG4. In their study, they show that this protein takes part in regulating the plant’s breathability, the transporting of potassium to occlusive cells and, therefore, the opening…

Isabel15/10/2019

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

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New key protein function found in plants that will help develop drought-resistant crops

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