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Measuring the impact of desert greening

Satellite data reveals a significant cooling impact of vegetation on land surface temperature in the Arabian Peninsula. The study underscores the potential of greening dry areas to mitigate heat stress. The balance between increased evapotranspiration and reduced albedo determines outcomes,…

Isabel06/12/2023

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New findings on plants’ ingenious defense against mutational damage

Plants avoid mutational damage buildup by leveraging randomness in a process called segregation. Unlike passing on the same mutation to all offspring, plants distribute inherited damage randomly, with some offspring inheriting more mutations than others. This segregation process, faster in…

Isabel05/12/2023

MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory News Plant Science

Plants’ secret to surviving shorter days

New research could help breed plants that are more productive as days grow shorter. The research found that when days are shorter, plants have less time to photosynthesize, so they need to be more efficient with the sunlight they do…

Isabel04/12/2023

Climate change News Plant Science

Researchers develop new method to analyze proteins in ecologically significant moss

Sphagnum divinum, a resilient type of peat moss, is actively evolving in response to hot, dry conditions, defying climate threats. Researchers developed a database with S. divinum’s proteins and a method to determine their functions, shedding light on its adaptive…

Isabel01/12/2023

Agriculture News Plant Science

Unlocking the Power of Peas: Genetic discovery promises high-iron vegetables and cereals

A genetic breakthrough unveils the high-iron mutations in peas, presenting opportunities for fortified vegetables and cereals. This discovery, based on a newly mapped pea-genome, could guide gene-editing strategies to enhance iron content in various crops, addressing global anaemia concerns, especially…

Isabel30/11/2023

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Measuring the impact of desert greening

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