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Dec 15

More Transparency Recommended for Gene-Edited Crops

By Isabel News, Policy, Science communication

Researchers call for a coalition of biotech industry, government and non-government organizations, trade organizations, and academic experts to work together to provide basic information about gene-edited crops to lift the veil on how plants or plant products are modified and…

Dec 11

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Engineering a way out of climate change: Genetically modified organisms could be the key

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Research

Climate change is a major global crisis. Despite international agreements to fight climate change, greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase and global temperatures continue to rise. The potential effects on our lives are drastic: recent wildfires in the US and…

Dec 07

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Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities in plants

By Isabel News, Plant Science

Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, even if individuals belong to the same species and the same population. Ecologists have now shown that these differences are primarily due to…

Dec 03

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Extra Gene Pairs and Biological Clock Control Important Plant Functions

By Isabel News, Plant Science

The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of its genes, according to a new research. The study can help researchers target genes to improve growth and stress resilience when a plant is moved to a…

Nov 23

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A molecular break for root growth: Length of plant roots is controlled by hormones

By Isabel News, Plant Science

The dynamic change in root growth of plants plays an important role in their adjustment to soil conditions. Depending on the location, nutrients or moisture can be found in higher or lower soil layers. This is why, depending on the…

Nov 18

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Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco

By Isabel News, Plant Science

The enzyme Rubisco catalyzes the assimilation of CO2 from the atmosphere into organic matter. This is the central step in photosynthesis that generates sugar molecules for the production of essentially all biomass. Despite its pivotal role, Rubisco works relatively slowly…

Nov 17

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Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

By Isabel Agriculture, Forestry, News, Plant Health

The cultivation of vanilla in Madagascar provides a good income for small-holder farmers, but without trees and bushes the plantations can lack biodiversity. Agricultural ecologists have investigated the interaction between prey and their predators in these cultivated areas.

Nov 16

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Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism

By Isabel JSPB, News, Plant Science

Known degradation pathways are not involved in chloroplast turnover but are required for damage and starvation responses. Plant cells use an unknown mechanism to mark damaged chloroplasts for destruction, biologists have discovered.

Nov 11

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New Technology Accelerates Crop Improvement with CRISPR

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

Researchers know how to make precise genetic changes within the genomes of crops, but the transformed cells often refuse to grow into plants. One team has devised a new solution.

Nov 09

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Cell wall degrading enzyme is integral for plant parasitism and cross-species grafting

By Isabel JSPB, News, Plant Science

Planting Parasites: Unveiling Common Molecular Mechanisms of Parasitism and Grafting. β-1,4-glucanase, a cell wall degrading enzyme, is integral for plant parasitism and cross-species grafting in the plant family Orobanchaceae.

plant science

More Transparency Recommended for Gene-Edited Crops

Engineering a way out of climate change: Genetically modified organisms could be the key

Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities in plants

Extra Gene Pairs and Biological Clock Control Important Plant Functions

A molecular break for root growth: Length of plant roots is controlled by hormones

Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco

Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

Degradation of damaged organelles in plant cells involves an unknown mechanism

New Technology Accelerates Crop Improvement with CRISPR

Cell wall degrading enzyme is integral for plant parasitism and cross-species grafting

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