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Jun 26

Researchers map complete millet genome to help with food security

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News

New knowledge of ancient grain may enable breeding for climate change adaptation. An international team of researchers has unlocked a large-scale genomic analysis of Setaria or foxtail millet, an important cereal crop. The study advances our understanding of the domestication and evolution of…

Jun 02

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‘Devastating’ fungal infections wiping out crops and threatening global food security, experts warn

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

Scientists have warned of the 'devastating' impact that fungal disease in crops will have on global food supply unless agencies across the world come together to find new ways to combat infection. Worldwide, growers lose between 10 and 23 per…

Jun 01

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Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change

By Isabel Botany, Climate change, News, Plant Science

According to a new study ditches in forestry-drained peatlands release less methane into the atmosphere than what has previously been estimated.

May 29

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New bean genome unveils potential to boost food security in drought-prone regions

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the genome of a climate resilient bean that could bolster food security in drought-prone regions.

May 25

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Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

By Isabel Agriculture, Climate change, News

Over the past few decades, it has become obvious that climate change, and consequent extreme weather events, can wreak havoc on crop yields. Concerningly, there is a large disparity in agricultural vulnerability between developed and developing countries. In a new…

May 22

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The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things

By Isabel Climate change, DSI, News, Policy

Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosystems through agriculture, fishing and industry, sparked an unprecedented loss of biodiversity that continues to worsen. In this regard, the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are often…

May 08

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

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

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…

Mar 24

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

By Isabel Climate change, News, Plant Science

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.

Mar 20

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Accuracy at risk as governments reject specialist mapping tools

By Isabel Climate change, News

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

Mar 14

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Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Public Engagement

The tropics hold most of the planet’s biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed. However, tropical ecology and conservation sciences are still often affected by…

climate change

Researchers map complete millet genome to help with food security

‘Devastating’ fungal infections wiping out crops and threatening global food security, experts warn

Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change

New bean genome unveils potential to boost food security in drought-prone regions

Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops

The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things

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

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

Accuracy at risk as governments reject specialist mapping tools

Strengthening ecology and conservation in the Global South

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