Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth
What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others—even those closely related—reach high for the skies?
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2021
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News tagged with oilseed rape plants
How Capsella followed its lonely heart
The Brassicaceae plant family boasts a stunning diversity of fruit shapes. But even in this cosmopolitan company the heart-shaped seed pods of the Capsella genus stand out.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2019
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Breakthrough in plant breeding: Grafting and mobile CRISPR for genome editing in plants
A ground-breaking twist to the CRISPR tool—aka "genetic scissors"—is being put to use to edit plant genomes by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, signaling a methodology change. The ...
Biotechnology
Jan 3, 2023
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Tomato plants communicate at a molecular level
Working together with researchers from the University of Tübingen, the University of Tromsø, UC Davis and the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, biologists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2020
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First 'lab in a field' experiment reveals a sunnier side of climate change
Pioneering experiments using heated field plots to test the responses of crops to temperature have revealed an unexpected plus side of climate change for farmers.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2019
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Interplay of pollinators and pests influences plant evolution
Brassica rapa plants pollinated by bumblebees evolve more attractive flowers. But this evolution is compromised if caterpillars attack the plant at the same time. As bees pollinate them less effectively, the plants increasingly ...
Evolution
Apr 12, 2019
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Plants have a plan for all seasons
Many plants need to avoid flowering in the autumn – even if conditions are favourable – otherwise they would perish in winter.
Plants & Animals
Dec 28, 2018
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Seeing the light: Scientists unlock seed germination process
The MFT gene stops seeds germinating in the dark or under shady conditions, where their chances of survival would be poor, according to new research from the University of York.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2018
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Mustard seeds without mustard flavor: New robust oilseed crop can resist global warming
University of Copenhagen and the global player Bayer CropScience have successfully developed a new oilseed crop that is much more resistant to heat, drought and diseases than oilseed rape. The breakthrough is so big that ...
Biotechnology
Mar 28, 2017
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Boron deficiency in oilseed rape transcriptome resembles a wounding and infection response
Boron deficiency has a devastating effect on oilseed rape and related plants. However, little is known about the underlying genetic mechanisms. A study shows that the response to persistent or short-term acute boron deficiency ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 15, 2024
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