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Nov 18

Secrets of Namibia’s fairy circles demystified: plants self-organise

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia’s fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. Now, researchers benefitting from two exceptionally good rainfall seasons…

Nov 17

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Insights into pathogen-host interaction offer a clue to protecting crops from blast

By Isabel News, Plant Science

A mechanism used by a fungal pathogen to promote spread of the devastating cereal crop disease, blast, has been revealed in fine detail.

Nov 16

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‘Farmer-Researchers’ Join Front Line in Testing Crops

By Isabel Agriculture, News

Farmers are becoming more involved than ever in the work of developing new, sustainable crop varieties, with a recent Alliance study showing how a “citizen science” approach for on-farm experimentation called tricot, generated agricultural data via local organizations in Central…

Nov 15

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Forests in protected Indigenous lands are healthier, scientists find

By Isabel Forestry, News

Over the last two centuries, human actions have resulted in rising temperatures, a massive carbon imbalance, and tremendous biodiversity loss. However, there are cases in which human stewardship seems to help remediate this damage. Researchers examined tropical forests across Asia, Africa…

Nov 14

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Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen

By Isabel News, Plant Science

The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes, a team of Max Planck Researchers has deciphered one of the key adaptations of early photosynthesis. Their results not only provide insights into…

Nov 11

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Researchers show the cause of productivity loss in the fluctuating light of maize crop canopies

By Isabel News, Plant Science

A research team has measured the dynamic leakiness of CO2 from C4 plants. Previous studies had measured the leakiness under steady-state conditions, but this group took the measurements to prove that leakiness can and should be measured as a dynamic parameter.

Nov 09

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Decoding how plants survive drought

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Biologists have revealed how plants suppress the formation of stomata, the microscopic pores on their surface, to limit water loss during drought conditions.

Nov 08

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Genetic engineering of chickpea to understand the mystery behind biochemical regulation in flower and seed coat colour of desi and kabuli genotypes

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Plant Science, Post

Flower and seed coat colour are important agronomic traits in chickpea that influence consumer preference. Based on their cultivation globally, this legume crop is categorized as “desi” or “kabuli”. Seeds of desi-type chickpeas are generally dark brown and angular with…

Nov 07

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Watching Plants Switch on Genes

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Biologists often use green fluorescent protein (GFP) to see what happens inside cells. GFP, which scientists first isolated in jellyfish, is a protein that changes light from one color into another. Attaching it to other proteins allows researchers to find…

Nov 04

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Extreme Salt Stress Triggers Leaf Movement

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Plant leaves can cope with much higher salt concentrations than roots. The underlying mechanism may help to develop more salt-tolerant crops. When there is a lack of water, heat or intensive irrigation, the level of common salt (sodium chloride) in…

plant science

Secrets of Namibia’s fairy circles demystified: plants self-organise

Insights into pathogen-host interaction offer a clue to protecting crops from blast

‘Farmer-Researchers’ Join Front Line in Testing Crops

Forests in protected Indigenous lands are healthier, scientists find

Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen

Researchers show the cause of productivity loss in the fluctuating light of maize crop canopies

Decoding how plants survive drought

Genetic engineering of chickpea to understand the mystery behind biochemical regulation in flower and seed coat colour of desi and kabuli genotypes

Watching Plants Switch on Genes

Extreme Salt Stress Triggers Leaf Movement

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