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Modern science shows Roman wheat farming advice was on the money
Sep 10th, 2018
Plant biologists have made an important discovery about rising temperatures and wheat crops - and subsequently learned that the Romans suspected the effect more than 2000 years ago.
In research published today in the journal Scientific Reports, ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology scientists at the University of Western Australia...
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Soil microbes can suppress nutrient uptake by plant root microbes
Sep 10th, 2018
Plants get nutrients and minerals like phosphorus from the soil via their root systems. This uptake of nutrients is enhanced in many plants by mycorrhizal fungi which colonise the roots, creating a vast connection between the plant roots and the soil around them.
Researchers studying mycorrhizal fungi don’t generally use natural field soils in their experiments. Instead, they use sterilised soil that has been inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi to minimise contaminants and other variables.
New research...
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Human brain drug uncovers key to plant stress response
Sep 10th, 2018
Researchers have discovered that drugs used in the treatment of certain brain disorders, including epilepsy, also alter signalling processes in plants under stress.
Researchers have discovered that drugs used in the treatment of certain brain disorders, including epilepsy, also alter signalling processes in plants under stress.
Published in the journal The Plant Cell, the finding uncovers a key mechanism in the...
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