Adding silicon to soil could help protect canola from clubroot. Treatment may also help crops weather drought and extreme heat, researchers find.
Isabel07/07/2023
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Hybrids -- common in agriculture as well as in nature -- have chromosomes from two or more parent species. In some cases, including strawberries, goldfish and several other species, these disparate parental chromosomes become doubled, a condition known as allopolyploidy.…
Isabel06/07/2023
Worldwide, farmers are being challenged with a variety of issues, including growing populations, a changing climate and soil degradation, among many others. To combat these challenges, researchers are looking for solutions and have begun to focus their work on the…
Isabel04/07/2023
There are flowering plants that have the ability to self-pollinate, meaning that they can fertilise themselves without a partner. However, selfing also has clear negative consequences for the plants – first and foremost the loss of genetic variability and biological…
Isabel03/07/2023
Researchers have discovered that the green color of soybean pods is due to chlorophyll, which plays a crucial role in the plant's photosynthetic process. The study found that pod and seed photosynthesis contribute significantly to soybean yield, challenging conventional notions…
Isabel30/06/2023