In a study published in Nature Plants, Chao Daiyin's group at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lyu Shiyou's group at Hubei University have revealed, for the first ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2023
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Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it's conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they're stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as much. This can be a problem ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2023
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In April 2021, four Michigan State University plant scientists met at an undisclosed area on campus to dig up a bottle containing seeds buried more than 144 years ago by MSU botanist William J. Beal.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2023
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In Arabidopsis, rice and tomato, the SEUSS gene encodes a transcriptional adaptor as well as a nuclear localization protein that is widely expressed in many developmental stages and organs. However, the function of SEUSS ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 23, 2023
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In the tropical mountains of Costa Rica, scientists guard a treasure trove of seeds collected over decades as a bulwark against food insecurity and climate change.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2023
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A research group led by Associate Professor Ryushiro Kasahara at Nagoya University in Japan, identified a genetic sequence in thale cress that is essential for plant reproduction. As this region is found in all plant species, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2023
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Australia's national parks, botanic gardens, wild places and green spaces are swarming with an invasive pest that is largely flying under the radar. This is yet another form of livestock, escaped from captivity and left to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2023
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Understanding the origins and preservation of biodiversity is crucial as human impact continues to threaten our planet's rich variety of life. Often overlooked, narrow-ranged and evolutionary unique species play a vital role ...
Evolution
Jul 24, 2023
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Scientists have unveiled a new mechanism that plants use to sense temperature. This finding could lead to solutions to counteract some of the deleterious changes in plant growth, flowering and seed production due to climate ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2023
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According to new research from the University of Minnesota, buckthorn managers have long overestimated the plant, and in doing so, have given the invasive tree a significant advantage in spreading widely and pushing native ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2023
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