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Why mosses are vital for the health of our soil and Earth

Now a global study has found mosses are not just good for the garden, but are just as vital for the health of the entire planet when they grow on topsoil. Not only do they lay the foundations for plants…

Isabel10/05/2023

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Investigations into Factors Controlling Growth and Lignin Synthesis in Spruce

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are toxic compounds generated by living systems through aerobic respiration and photosynthesis. Now, researchers have studied the mechanism to regulate the activity of ROS-producing enzymes and revealed that ROS is involved in the growth of spruce…

Isabel09/05/2023

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Trees in hurricane-prone areas have strong ability to survive even after severe damage

Researchers got into the forests on the island of Dominica after 9 months of the Category 5 Hurricane Maria and examined the trees closely. They discovered that while 89% of the trees sustained damage — 76% of which had major…

Isabel08/05/2023

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Early crop plants were more easily ‘tamed

Did humans favor certain wild plants for domestication because they were more easily “tamed”? New research calls for a reappraisal of the process of plant domestication, based on almost a decade of observations and experiments. The behavior of erect knotweed,…

Isabel05/05/2023

The team engineered a species of tobacco, Nicotiana benthamiana, to produce the sex pheremones of two moth species.

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Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides

Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, which could be used to confuse would-be pests looking for love and reduce the need for pesticides.

Isabel02/05/2023

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Why mosses are vital for the health of our soil and Earth

Investigations into Factors Controlling Growth and Lignin Synthesis in Spruce

Trees in hurricane-prone areas have strong ability to survive even after severe damage

Early crop plants were more easily ‘tamed

Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides

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