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Defining Climate-Smart Pathways For Tree Crop Intensification

A global team of researchers recently released the results of a ‘data-rich’ modelling approach designed to illustrate a range of what-if scenarios for future oil palm plantation development in Indonesia. The study provides new insight into crop production strategies available…

Isabel03/06/2021

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The legume family tree: massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant family

The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications. The study also helps to uncover the evolution of…

Isabel02/06/2021

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Pea plants make smart investment decisions that could help inform sustainable agriculture

Researchers have shown that pea plants are able to make smart investment decisions when it comes to interactions with their symbiotic bacterial partners. Better understanding of how plants manage these interactions could help with the move towards sustainable agriculture.

Isabel01/06/2021

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‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges

A length of steel pipe and a heart monitor are the unlikely tools underpinning new research which suggests that trees may work together to form resource-sharing networks, helping the group collectively overcome environmental challenges.

Isabel31/05/2021

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GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research shows

A grass commonly used to fight soil erosion has been genetically modified to successfully remove toxic chemicals left in the ground from munitions that are dangerous to human health, new research shows.

Isabel28/05/2021

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Defining Climate-Smart Pathways For Tree Crop Intensification

The legume family tree: massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification of essential plant family

Pea plants make smart investment decisions that could help inform sustainable agriculture

‘Stressed’ trees share resources to overcome environmental challenges

GM grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research shows

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