Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases
Imagine a world where farms bear no crops, forests have no trees and nature exists without plants.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2022
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News tagged with plant development
Study reveals how lncRNAs modulate balance between plant immunity and growth
Researchers led by Prof. Zhang Xiaoming and Prof. Chen Jinfeng from the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. Qian Weiqiang from Peking University have unraveled a long non-coding RNA ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2022
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'Not all is lost' in climate change fight after Supreme Court limits EPA's regulatory power
The Supreme Court Thursday issued a ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants.
Environment
Jul 1, 2022
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AI system facilitates plant imaging from germination to root development
For plant biologists, understanding how plants grow and interact with soil is vital for selecting resilient crops that can efficiently take up water and nutrients. But how do you monitor what is happening underground?
Biotechnology
Jun 13, 2022
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Novel natural compound helps protect against plant parasites
Plant-parasitic nematodes pose a great threat to global agriculture. To replace biohazardous nematicides, it is necessary to identify natural product-based agents to combat root-knot nematodes in agriculture that are equally ...
Agriculture
Apr 22, 2022
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Using gene scissors to specifically eliminate individual cell types
With the help of the CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors, genetic information in a plant can be modified to make the latter more robust to pests, diseases, or extreme climatic conditions. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2022
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A new threat emerges for US lakes and rivers. Your lawn or toilet may be partly to blame
Runoff from roads, lawns, farms and old septic tanks is polluting US waterways, driving harmful algae blooms.
Environment
Mar 31, 2022
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Clarifying hormonal interactions during parthenocarpic fruit formation in horticultural crops
Plant hormones are well known for their important roles in plant development, including fruit development, and many researchers have devoted significant effort towards understanding the relationship between plant hormones ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 16, 2022
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Identifying a protective mechanism against the negative consequences of ammonium fertilization
Nitrogen (N) is an essential mineral element for plant development and is widely used in crop production. While synthetic nitrogen fertilizers significantly improve global crop yields, the use of nitrate-based nitrogen fertilizers ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2022
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Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen
We rely on pollinators like honeybees for all sorts of different crops.But that same flexibility could put plants at risk of disease, according to new Pitt research.
Ecology
Jan 26, 2022
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