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Automated counting and measuring method for efficient maize trichome identification

Plant trichomes are highly specialized structures that develop from the epidermal pavement cells of different plant tissues. They are known to defend plants from biotic and abiotic stresses such as water loss, insect-inflicted damage, pathogen attacks, deadly ultraviolet radiation, and…

Isabel26/05/2023

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Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

Over the past few decades, it has become obvious that climate change, and consequent extreme weather events, can wreak havoc on crop yields. Concerningly, there is a large disparity in agricultural vulnerability between developed and developing countries. In a new…

Isabel25/05/2023

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Understanding crop pest evolution may boost biocontrol

Researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history of a highly specific olfactory receptor in the Egyptian cotton leafworm, a crop pest. This receptor plays an essential role in moth reproduction because it allows males to recognise the female sex pheromone. The…

Isabel24/05/2023

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How fossils may rewrite part of plant evolutionary history

Botanists and paleontologists have identified a fossil chili pepper that may rewrite the geography and evolutionary timeline of the tomato plant family.

Isabel23/05/2023

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The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things

Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosystems through agriculture, fishing and industry, sparked an unprecedented loss of biodiversity that continues to worsen. In this regard, the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are often…

Isabel22/05/2023

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Automated counting and measuring method for efficient maize trichome identification

Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

Understanding crop pest evolution may boost biocontrol

How fossils may rewrite part of plant evolutionary history

The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things

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