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Researchers explain the expression of self-pollinating flowers

People often thing of flowers as a bright and showy splash of contrasting colors. But some plant species actually produce two types of flowers: normal ones with a colorful appearance, and "runts" that are small, never open. Why do some…

Isabel05/03/2021

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Photosynthesis: our best bet to create a food secure world

Agriculture plays a key role towards providing food for the planet but it is also expected to be one of the world’s most impacted areas from climate change. Improving photosynthesis might be our best option to achieve global food security…

Isabel04/03/2021

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Researchers reveal potential mechanism of phosphorus acquisition of subtropical forests

Researchers have revealed a potential mechanism of phosphorus acquisition by plants during succession of subtropical forests, according to a study recently published.

Isabel02/03/2021

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Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thought

In northern Canada, the forest floor is carpeted with reindeer lichens. They look like a moss made of tiny gray branches, but they’re stranger than that: they’re composite organisms, a fungus and algae living together as one. They’re a major…

Isabel01/03/2021

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Prosopis juliflora acutely reduces water resources in Ethiopia, costing rural livelihoods

New research has revealed how an invasion of the alien evergreen tree, Prosopis juliflora seriously diminishes water resources in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, consuming enough of this already scarce resource to irrigate cotton and sugarcane generating some US$ 320 million and…

Isabel26/02/2021

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Researchers explain the expression of self-pollinating flowers

Photosynthesis: our best bet to create a food secure world

Researchers reveal potential mechanism of phosphorus acquisition of subtropical forests

Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thought

Prosopis juliflora acutely reduces water resources in Ethiopia, costing rural livelihoods

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