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Transforming rice phenotyping: Advanced deep learning models enhance panicle analysis and nitrogen impact studies

Rice, vital for global food security, faces production challenges during the heading-flowering stage. Traditional phenotyping struggles for large-scale analysis, prompting a shift to advanced computer vision and deep learning. While methods like SIFT and neural networks enhance rice panicle analysis,…

Isabel04/01/2024

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A plant hormone could boost plant growth by 30%

In a study conducted over five years from 2018, scientists discovered that a well-known protective hormone typically released by plants above ground during periods of stress – a volatile organic compound (VOC) known as methyl jasmonate (MeJA) – possessed a…

Isabel03/01/2024

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Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins

Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able to permeate sugar molecules, but researchers have observed sucrose transport in plant aquaporins for the first time, challenging this theory.

Isabel02/01/2024

Botany News

Understanding the deep relationship between plants and the wind

Researchers develop a model that analyzes the future survival of plants in a changing climate based on how far wind can carry a plant’s seeds.

Isabel29/12/2023

Botany News

Floral Time Travel: Flowers Were More Diverse 100 Million Years Ago Than They Are Today

An team botanists has analyzed the morphological diversity of fossilized flowers and compared it with the diversity of living species. Their results were quite exciting: Flowering plants had already produced a large number of different flower types shortly after their…

Isabel28/12/2023

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Transforming rice phenotyping: Advanced deep learning models enhance panicle analysis and nitrogen impact studies

A plant hormone could boost plant growth by 30%

Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins

Understanding the deep relationship between plants and the wind

Floral Time Travel: Flowers Were More Diverse 100 Million Years Ago Than They Are Today

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