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The plant microbiome, consisting of diverse microbial communities associated with plant roots, leaves, and internal tissues, ...
New advanced plant growth chambers at the University of Exeter will help scientists recreate climate conditions including ...
It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...
Nitrogen fertilizers have been extremely important in the rise of modern agriculture and food security. Source: Unsplash/George Bakos ...
A cross-sectional study of young Italian women found that higher intake of animal protein and alcohol is associated with ...
This is likely due to plant-microbe interactions. Plant species with greater root volume, plant and microbial assimilation %, and NOx removal % had lower denitrification genes and rates. This implies ...
A team of chemists, microbiologists and ecologists has designed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect proteins or ...
New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that, under some conditions, plants can "curate" their ...
Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments ...
In the fight against a devastating kiwifruit disease, scientists have discovered that the plant’s own microbiome may be its ...