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Scientists Unlock Key to Drought-Resistant Wheat Plants with Longer Roots

An international team of scientists found that the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth, enabling wheat plants to pull water from deeper supplies. The resulting plants have more biomass and produce…
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Isabel27/03/2023
Climate changeNewsPlant Science

Natural seed banks cannot protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change

New research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has found that a plant’s natural ability to store seeds in soil, a method for preserving seeds in unfavourable conditions, is not as useful as once thought.
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Isabel24/03/2023
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Exploring the polysaccharide composition of plant cell walls in succulent aloes

Aloe vera is a well-known plant species from the genus Aloe used throughout the globe in wide range of products from creams and soaps to drinks and over-the-counter products. The genus Aloe has been used in traditional medicine for centuries,…
Isabel
Isabel22/03/2023
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Iron treatment boosts rice immune system, shows study

Rice (Oryza sativa L) is the world's most widely used cereal for human consumption and the second most produced in the world after maize. However, rice production is seriously threatened by rice blast, a fungal disease that has been reported in…
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Isabel21/03/2023
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Accuracy at risk as governments reject specialist mapping tools

Governments are not using the latest mapping technology to report key environmental data about tropical forests to the UN, say researchers.
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Isabel20/03/2023
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