Thoughts on the genetics of medicinal licorice
Jens talks about licorice and a recent RIKEN study that finally mapped its genome.
May 19
Jens talks about licorice and a recent RIKEN study that finally mapped its genome.
Aug 25
Ethanol pretreated soil protects plants from drought
Pretreating soil with ethanol protected plants, including wheat and rice, from the adverse effects of water deprivation.
Feb 25
Nanocarrier spray: better crops without genetic modification
Gene expression, but not genomes, altered in plants and crops with a spray containing bioactive molecules tethered to nanocarrier peptides
Dec 17
Cassava engineered to produce healthier tapioca starch
Reducing the amount of starch branching enzymes in cassava plants made more resistant and thus healthier tapioca starch.
Sep 3
Microbial infections are a parasitic plant’s dream
Parasitic plants use quinones produced by their host to attack. Now we know that crops produce quinones as an immune response against microbial infection. How can we protect crops from both kinds of attack?
Jun 10
Organic nitrogen in soil helps crop growth
Scientists used a multi-omics analysis to show that soil solarization helps crops grow because it increases organic nitrogen in the soil.
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