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Image: Experimental seedlings in the laboratory. UC Davis plant biologists have discovered how chloroplasts, responsible for photosynthesis in green plants, also play a key role in plant immunity to infections. Credit: Sasha Bakhter, UC Davis College of Biological Sciences

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Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun’s energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity to viral and bacterial pathogens.

Isabel24/11/2023

Image: A photograph of several potted plants of Medicago truncatula A17. Credit: Ninjatacoshell / Wikimedia

Agriculture CSPB News

Researchers Find Promising Locus for Molecular Design Breeding in Legumes

In cereal and legume crops, the size of the plant organs, particularly seeds, is closely related to final yield. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying organ size control in legumes are still poorly understood.

Isabel23/11/2023

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Secrets of Plant Cell Communication

Plants employ plasmodesmata for cell communication, but protein targeting to these structures is poorly understood. Studying PDLP5 and related proteins, researchers discovered unconventional targeting signals in their extracellular regions, crucial for regulating viral movement. New study aims to uncover the…

Isabel21/11/2023

Image: Oxalis corniculata to grow between basalt rock at Jeju. Credit: Jjw/Wikimedia

Forestry News

Does Urbanization Trigger Plant Evolution?

Urban environments have become hotspots for understanding how rapid evolution occurs in response to extreme environmental changes. These habitats exert selective pressures on resident organisms that impact their evolutionary trajectories. Recently, researchers from Japan investigated how the creeping woodsorrel plant…

Isabel20/11/2023

Several water bodies that are important habitat and resource for many endangered species like the Asian elephant are invaded by the water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), a plant native to tropical America. Credit: Jayanta Guha.

Botany News Plant Science

Invasive plant species threaten 66 percent of India’s natural areas

A new Journal of Applied Ecology study based on the world’s largest wildlife survey reveals that 66 percent of India’s natural systems are threatened by invasive plant species. Invasive plant species management in India has historically been constrained by a lack of information…

Isabel17/11/2023

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Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

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