Research team finds spraying leaves with vitamin C prevents cell death and enhances production of high-value pharmaceutical proteins in plants.
Isabel12/03/2021
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A team of researchers has taken another step to facilitate the genomic editing of plants. Their breakthrough will enable the use of CRISPR systems, which opens the door to obtain new, more productive and nutritive varieties that are more resistant…
Isabel11/03/2021
A new study indicates that agricultural activity confuses the mechanisms that regulate the occurrence of plant diseases in nature. A wider variety of virus species was found in meadows close to agricultural fields compared to those located in natural surroundings,…
Isabel10/03/2021
Treatment causes deadly bacterium to leak and die New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian plant can destroy the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide and help prevent infection. Huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening has multiple…
Isabel09/03/2021
Plant-specific WOX family transcription factors play important roles ranging from embryogenesis to lateral organ development. The WOX1 transcription factors, which belong to the modern clade of the WOX family, are known to regulate outgrowth of the leaf blade specifically in…
Isabel08/03/2021