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Plant sciences
21 posts
When is a soil too dry for plants to take up water?
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 20 November 2024 As soil dries, plants limit water loss by closing tiny apertures called stomata…
Tomato engineering hits the sweet spot to make big sugar-rich fruit
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03302-8 A genetic regulator of tomato sweetness has been identified through comparison…
Are rising carbon dioxide and nitrogen deposition a joint threat to biodiversity globally?
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 13 November 2024 Whether rising carbon dioxide concentrations affect terrestrial species diversity around the globe is,…
CRISPR builds a big tomato that’s actually sweet
Two changes make tomatoes tastier.Credit: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Getty Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing…
Surprise finding reveals mitochondrial ‘energy factories’ come in two different types
Download the Nature Podcast 6 November 2024 In this episode: 00:46 Mitochondria divide their labour to help cells…
The world’s oldest tree? Genetic analysis traces evolution of iconic Pando forest
DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides)…
Mutant maize with a ‘smart canopy’ evades the shade at high planting density
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 03 October 2024 Adapting plant architecture to tolerate dense planting is an important strategy for enhancing…
Dealers need not apply: shipping plants for science in 1874
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03184-w The efficacy of cancer treatment in 1924, and an offer of…
Non-invasive optogenetic stimulation of distinct stress responses in plants
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 25 September 2024 Two ion channels (structures in cell membranes that allow ions to pass through)…
Brunch with a carnivorous plant
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