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Feb 23

High-yielding hybrid maize varieties released in Ghana

By Isabel Agriculture, News

Five (5) high-yielding hybrid maize varieties developed by scientists have all been approved and recommended for release onto the market for cultivation and consumption by the National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of Ghana.

Feb 22

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Suitable growing regions for coffee, cashews, and avocados predicted to shift as Earth warms

By Isabel Agriculture, Climate change, Fruits and Vegetables, News

First-of-its-kind analysis suggests declines in land suitability in most major producing countries. A new analysis predicts that, as climate change progresses, the most suitable regions for growing coffee arabica, cashews, and avocados will decline in some of the main countries…

Feb 21

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Under the hood: How environment and genomes interact in plant development

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists have harnessed data analytics to look “under the hood” of the mechanisms that determine how genetics and changing environmental conditions interact during crucial developmental stages of plants.

Feb 17

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Study finds that heavy metal-contaminated leafy greens turn purple

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News

Some might say you look a little green when you are sick. Leafy greens actually turn purple — although not obvious to the human eye, it can be seen through advanced hyperspectral imaging (different than purple varieties of some vegetables).…

Feb 16

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Research Enlightens Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Conservation of Genus Calanthe

By Isabel Botany, News

The Genus Calanthe (family Orchidaceae) consists of more than 207 species distributed in both tropical and subtropical regions.

Feb 15

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Seed production, recruitment affect how trees are migrating due to climate change

By Isabel Climate change, Forestry, News

A new study provides key insights into how and why tree populations migrate in response to climate change at the continental scale.

Feb 11

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Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen

By Isabel News, Plant Science

We rely on pollinators like honeybees to grow a wide array of the world's crops. But that same reliance may put plants at risk of disease, according to new research. In the first study to take a broad look at…

Feb 10

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Plants: RNA notes to self

By Isabel News, Plant Science

How does a developing plant shoot know how, where, and when to grow? Dividing cells need to pass messages from one another to coordinate growth. In plants, important messages are packaged into RNA, which are sent from cell to cell. By studying…

Feb 08

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One gene closer to a super sorghum

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Scientists are honing the traits of speed, strength and near invulnerability in sorghum, a very important food crop. Achieving a milestone in their pursuit of the Superman of sorghum plants, scientists identified a single gene that confers broad protection from…

Feb 07

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The plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Credit: Salk Institute

Plants rely on the classy gene family to diversify their epigenomes

By Isabel News, Plant Science

What determines how a cell’s genome is regulated to ensure proper growth and development? Turns out, the parts of the genome that are turned on or off in each cell-type or tissue play a major role in this process. Now,…

plant science

High-yielding hybrid maize varieties released in Ghana

Suitable growing regions for coffee, cashews, and avocados predicted to shift as Earth warms

Under the hood: How environment and genomes interact in plant development

Study finds that heavy metal-contaminated leafy greens turn purple

Research Enlightens Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Conservation of Genus Calanthe

Seed production, recruitment affect how trees are migrating due to climate change

Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen

Plants: RNA notes to self

One gene closer to a super sorghum

Plants rely on the classy gene family to diversify their epigenomes

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