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Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat

Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change.

Isabel25/01/2024

Image: South African landscape, including wheat fields and harvest. Credit: Steve Buissinne / Pixabay

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Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.

Isabel24/01/2024

Image: Research on gray mold in the Jin laboratory at UCR. Credit: Hailing Jin/UCR.

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Discovery: plants use “trojan horse” to fight mold invasions

Scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold: plant RNA defense systems hidden in unassuming “bubbles”.

Isabel23/01/2024

Image: Lakes and forests are prime locations for biodiversity researchers to collect environmental DNA. Credit: Lian und Sander Baumann / Pixabay

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Here, there, everywhere: environmental DNA clues to biodiversity

Scientists are utilizing environmental DNA (eDNA) shed by living organisms to study biodiversity. EU-funded LeDNA project collects eDNA from lakes to assess and discover species, aiding global biodiversity preservation efforts. On World Biodiversity Day, May 22, 2024, a citizen science…

Isabel22/01/2024

Eleni Stavrinidou, associate professor, and supervisor of the study and Alexandra Sandéhn, Ph.D. student, one of the lead authors, connect the eSoil to a low power source for stimulating plant growth. Credit: Thor Balkhed

Agriculture News Plant Science

Researchers develop ‘electronic soil’ that enhances crop growth

Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. In a study researchers have developed an electrically conductive “soil” for soilless cultivation, known as hydroponics.

Isabel19/01/2024

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Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat

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