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Image: Red foxglove Digitalis purpurea (left), native to Germany, and the rubber tree Calotropis procera(right), native to northern part of Africa, were chosen for the study. Both species produce high levels of cardenolides, although they belong to different plant families. Comparative analyses based on genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic data helped to identify the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of pregnenolone. Credit: Angela Overmeyer

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Researchers study the formation of cardenolides in plants

Researchers identify the first enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of these plant steroids important in the medical treatment of heart disease.

Isabel12/10/2023

Image: mixture of clean peppers or various colours. Credit: Kai Pilger / Pixabay

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Unlocking the Genetic Code of Peppers: New Study Reveals Insights into Domestication and Diversity

Peppers are a versatile, flavorful, and widely popular crop, used not only as a healthy food source but also for their medicinal properties. In a new study, an international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of key cultivated and…

Isabel11/10/2023

Image: For a cacao plant to bear such rich fruit, it needs effective pollination. A research group, in which JMU was involved, has investigated how this can best be achieved. Credit: Justine Vansynghel / Uni Würzburg)

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Optimizing cacao pollination for higher yields

The success of cacao cultivation depends to a large extent on functioning pollination. If there is a lack of pollinators, for example, this leads to lower yields - and thus to financial problems for farmers. A study has now investigated…

Isabel10/10/2023

Climate change News Policy

Green growth loses favour with climate policy scientists

Despite strong promotion of green growth perspective by a variety of policymakers and international institutions, a new article reveals widespread scepticism among climate policy researchers in high-income countries.

Isabel09/10/2023

Image: Autumn leaves of wild grapevine that grows on salty soil. KIT researchers studied how that works. Credit: Maren Riemann, KIT.

Agriculture Fruits and Vegetables News

Researchers Study Salt Tolerance of Wild Grapevine to Make Crops More Resilient

Rising sea levels due to climate change and artificial irrigation cause soil salinity to increase. This has a negative impact on agriculture, including viticulture. The plants die, yields decrease. Researchers have therefore studied a wild grapevine of higher salt tolerance.…

Isabel06/10/2023

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Researchers study the formation of cardenolides in plants

Unlocking the Genetic Code of Peppers: New Study Reveals Insights into Domestication and Diversity

Optimizing cacao pollination for higher yields

Green growth loses favour with climate policy scientists

Researchers Study Salt Tolerance of Wild Grapevine to Make Crops More Resilient

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