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acaena exigua

acaena exigua

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12-22-2016

Acaena exigua

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Over millions of years, plants and animals have evolved complex immune systems to protect from disease-causing pathogens.

08-23-2019 Plants

Scientists pinpoint a crucial new aspect of plant immune response

Over millions of years, plants and animals have evolved complex...

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An international team of researchers is reporting that plants are vanishing at a shocking rate across three biodiversity hotspots in South Africa.

08-22-2019 Plants

Plants are vanishing from biodiversity hotspots at a shocking rate

An international team of researchers led by Stellenbosch University is...

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This catalog represents a major step forward in understanding plant biology and has important implications for the improved management of dangerous crop diseases.

08-22-2019 Plants

Inventory of plant defense tools is a major step toward disease-resistant crops

An international team of researchers has taken an inventory of...

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A team of scientists has developed a new method which may ultimately make it easier to immunize plants for protection against viruses.

08-21-2019 Plants

A new method for protecting plants from viral infections

A team of scientists led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...

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By the time that symptoms of the lethal bacterial infection appear, it is too late to save crops from the lethal damage of citrus greening.

08-19-2019 Plants

Scientists are one step closer to developing treatments for citrus greening

For decades, Professor Sharon Long has studied the symbiotic relationships...

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According to a new study, land vegetation has become much less productive over the past two decades due to a lack of water in the atmosphere.

08-19-2019 Environment

A lack of moisture in the air will intensify the effects of climate change

According to a new study from Peking University, land vegetation...

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Dr. Maria Ermakova holds a Setaria plant that has been transformed to boost photosynthesis. Triggering production of a specific protein can increase the process plants use to create their own food. (Image credit: Natalia Bateman, ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis)

08-18-2019 Plants

Researchers discover how to boost photosynthesis

An international team of researchers based in Australia have struck...

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Colombia has declared a national emergency after a destructive fungus was found in the soil that could ultimately wipe out most large banana farms, leading to major shortages.

08-16-2019 Plants

The world’s most popular banana is now at risk of disappearing

Colombia has declared a national emergency after a destructive fungus...

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Researchers from the University of Bristol have found that taking advantage of a plant’s circadian rhythm could help reduce the amount of herbicide needed for spraying crops.

08-16-2019 Plants

A plant’s biological clock could set the time for crop spraying

Like humans, plants run on an internal clock that helps...

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Researchers at the University of York have discovered that climate change is disrupting local plant diversity.

08-15-2019 Plants

Local plant diversity has been disrupted by climate change, research shows

Researchers at the University of York have discovered that climate...

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Scientists have long speculated that trees and plants will eventually reach a breaking point where they can no longer remove CO2 from the air.

08-12-2019 Environment

How much longer will trees continue to absorb carbon dioxide?

Trees play an important role in keeping the air clean...

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