New dynamic model better portrays how plant roots forage and adapt to resource fluctuation. If you’ve ever tended a garden or potted a plant, you know a few simple truths about green things — they require water and nutrients to…
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Maize is a staple crop that came from humble beginnings. If you look at its wild ancestor, teosinte, the plant looks nearly unrecognizable. Human selection has persuaded the maize plant to grow in a way that produces higher yields and…
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CABI has led an international team of Non-Native Species (NNS) specialists who have compiled a list of recommendations to improve the way in which the impact of a range of invasive pests – such as the tomato leaf miner Tuta…
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Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences CEPLAS cooperates with partners from Beijing to develop new basic knowledge on nutrient signalling pathways In the future, a newly discovered mechanism in control of plant nutrition could help to achieve higher harvests in…
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If you’ve ever dined on the tropical island of Okinawa, Japan, your plate may have been graced by a remarkable pile of seaweed, each strand adorned with tiny green bubbles. Known as umi-budo or sea grapes, the salty snack pairs…
Isabel12/04/2019