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Developing rice varieties resistant to a bacterial disease outbreak in Africa

An international research consortium is developing disease-resistant rice varieties. In the scientific journal eLife, the authors now report on the discovery of a recent bacterial outbreak in Tanzania – and describe how they modified an African rice variety to make…

Isabel14/07/2023

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Research explores rare heat patterns in plants in largest study of its kind

In a new study researchers have developed new approaches to compare and investigate the ability of plants in the genus Amorphophallus to produce their own heat, exploring the highly varied temperature patterns and their evolutionary significance.

Isabel13/07/2023

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AI reveals hidden traits about our planet’s flora to help save species

Scientists have trained AI to unlock data from millions of plant specimens kept in herbaria around the world, to study and combat the impacts of climate change on flora.

Isabel12/07/2023

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Adapting to climate change: Researchers find natural gene variant that allows barley to flower earlier

A tiny mutation in the genetic material of barley ensures that those plants develop faster and thus flower earlier than established barley varieties. At the same time, plant yields remain the same. According to the researchers, this is advantageous as…

Isabel10/07/2023

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Adding silicon to soil could help protect canola from clubroot

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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Developing rice varieties resistant to a bacterial disease outbreak in Africa

Research explores rare heat patterns in plants in largest study of its kind

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Adapting to climate change: Researchers find natural gene variant that allows barley to flower earlier

Adding silicon to soil could help protect canola from clubroot

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