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Sep 08

New tools in the fight against lethal citrus disease

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

Bacterial road map offers new targets for Huanglongbing disease treatments. Scientists are closer to gaining the upper hand on a disease that has wiped out citrus orchards across the globe. New models of the bacterium linked to the disease reveal…

Sep 07

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Plant Science Research Network Releases Decadal Vision 2020-2030

By Isabel Blog, Plant Science, Policy

Without sustained investment in plant science, the necessary research to generate innovative discoveries that solve these urgent problems is at risk. Recently, PSRN released its Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020-2030: Reimagining the Potential of Plants for a Healthy and Sustainable…

Sep 03

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Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

Asterids comprise around 100,000 flowering plants, from heather to tomatoes. Up to now, their family relationships had not yet been fully clarified. A new study by the has now somewhat closed this knowledge gap. It is the world's most detailed…

Sep 02

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Stealing Information from Host Plants: How the Parasitic Dodder Plant Flowers

By Isabel Botany, News

About 4,000-5,000 parasitic plant species exist. Among these, dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) are distributed worldwide. Compared with normal autotrophic plants, they have a unique morphology – they are rootless and leafless and carry out no or very little photosynthesis.

Aug 28

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Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

By Isabel ASPS, News, Plant Science

Miniscule plants growing on desert soils can help drylands retain water and reduce erosion, researchers have found. A global meta-analysis led by UNSW scientists shows tiny organisms that cover desert soils—so-called biocrusts—are critically important for supporting the world's shrinking water…

Aug 27

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Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Spanish Society of Plant Physiology

The oldest trees on Earth have stood for nearly five millennia, and researchers have long wondered to what extent these ancient organisms undergo senescence, physically deteriorating as they age. In a Forum recently published plant biologist argues that although signs…

Aug 26

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The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

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

On the surface, the humble melon may just look like a tasty treat to most. But researchers have found that this fruit has hidden depths: retrotransposons (sometimes called “jumping sequences”) may change how genes are expressed.

Aug 24

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Novel hormone discovery provides new insight into the evolution of plant structure

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

An international study has discovered a stem-cell promoting hormone in the liverwort Marchantia polymopha. Marchantia, a common liverwort, is a representative of an ancient lineage of plants. Their evolutionary history presents researchers with an excellent opportunity to explore the fundamental…

Aug 21

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Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Science

A new study demonstrates how site-directed mutagenesis can be achieved in virtually any wheat germplasm of choice by intergeneric pollination of wheat with cas9/guide-RNA (gRNA)-transgenic maize.

Aug 20

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Researchers develop gene regulation strategies for plants

By Isabel News, Plant Science, Spanish Society of Plant Physiology

A team of scientists has developed two strategies based on trans-acting small interfering RNAs (syn-tasiRNAs) to modulate the level of silencing induced by a plant’s genes.

plant science

New tools in the fight against lethal citrus disease

Plant Science Research Network Releases Decadal Vision 2020-2030

Study clarifies kinship of important plant group

Stealing Information from Host Plants: How the Parasitic Dodder Plant Flowers

Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies

Despite debate, even the world’s oldest trees are not immortal

The Secret Life of Melons Revealed: “Jumping Sequences” May Alter Gene Expression

Novel hormone discovery provides new insight into the evolution of plant structure

Site-directed mutagenesis in wheat via haploid induction by maize

Researchers develop gene regulation strategies for plants

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