Using a newly available genome sequence of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) a research team has identified key biochemical steps that lead to the production of the neurotoxin β-L-ODAP (ODAP).
A team of scientists have conducted a new study which shows that three ways to fight the invasive Prosopis juliflora tree in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania all proved very effective in almost all cases.
Plants use photosynthesis to produce oxygen, nutrients and bioenergy. But this complex biochemical process is inefficient, with only a fraction of the sun's energy actually being utilized in photosynthesis. Researchers want to change this in order to help increase the…
CONSTANS (CO), a well-known member of the B-box family, is the major component of the photoperiodically regulated flowering and circadian pathways in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). A new study showed that CONSTANS protein negatively modulated salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by physically associating with and…
Researchers have shown a new way to boost plant nutrient uptake and growth. This could reduce the need for fertilisers, an input to agriculture which can be harmful for the environment.