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Feb 05

The larva of a tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta on a wild tobacco leaf

How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

Plants produce toxic substances to defend themselves against herbivores. In a new study, scientists were able to describe in detail the biosynthesis and exact mode of action of an important group of defensive substances, the diterpene glycosides, in wild tobacco…

Feb 03

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Resistant rice plants: researchers identify bacterium that protects rice plants against diseases

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health, Plant Science, Research

With their expertise in microbiome research, researchers were able to demonstrate how a specific bacterium inside the seeds of rice plants effectively and in an eco-friendly way inhibits destructive plant pathogens.

Feb 02

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Proper Geometry of Leaflets is Important for Their Movement in Legumes

By Isabel Agriculture, CSPB, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

Most legume species have compound leaves with multiple joined units termed leaflets, and the geometry of leaflets (the spatial structure and organization of leaflets) largely determines the compound leaf shape, which has been broadly recognized in model compound-leafed species.

Feb 01

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Comprehensive characterization of vascular structure in plants

By Isabel CEPLAS, News, Plant Science

Little is known about the vascular cells in leaves, in particular the phloem parenchyma. Two teams of plant researchers and bioinformatics researchers have succeeded for the first time in identifying the functions of the different cell types in the leaf…

Jan 29

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The regulatory network of sugar and organic acid in watermelon fruit is revealed

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

The sensory quality of watermelon fruit is determined by the content of sugar and organic acid, which determines the taste of watermelon during the development and maturation of watermelon fruit. The changes of sugar and organic acid during the watermelon…

Jan 27

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A plant’s way to its favorite food

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Nitrogen is one the most essential nutrients for plants. Its availability in the soil plays a major role in plant growth and development, thereby affecting agricultural productivity. Scientists were now able to show, how plants adjust their root growth to…

Jan 18

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Plants can be larks or night owls just like us

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Plants have the same variation in body clocks as that found in humans, according to new research that explores the genes governing circadian rhythms in plants.

Jan 14

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Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico encountered a wild grass called teosinte that offered ears smaller than a pinky finger with just a handful of stony kernels. But…

Jan 13

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What makes peppers blush

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Science

Bright red, tasty and healthy, that’s how we know and love bell peppers. A research team has deciphered in detail at the protein level what makes them turn red as they ripen. At the heart of the project are the…

Jan 12

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Chloroplasts on the move

By Isabel News, Plant Science

The genetic material of plants, animals and humans is well protected in the nucleus of each cell and stores all the information that forms an organism. In addition, cells contain small organelles that contain their own genetic material. These include…

plant science

How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

Resistant rice plants: researchers identify bacterium that protects rice plants against diseases

Proper Geometry of Leaflets is Important for Their Movement in Legumes

Comprehensive characterization of vascular structure in plants

The regulatory network of sugar and organic acid in watermelon fruit is revealed

A plant’s way to its favorite food

Plants can be larks or night owls just like us

Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History

What makes peppers blush

Chloroplasts on the move

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