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Check out the future directions of global plant biology!

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Tropical Trees use Unique Method to Resist Drought

Tropical Trees use Unique Method to Resist Drought

Tropical trees in the Amazon Rainforest may be more drought resistant than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside.

That’s good news, since the Amazon stores about 20 percent of all carbon in the Earth’s biomass, which helps reduce global warming by lowering the planet’s greenhouse gas levels.

In a study published Monday in the…

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When Did Flowers Originate? The study, published today in New Phytologist by researchers from the UK and China, shows that flowering plants are neither as old as suggested by previous…

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‘Redwoods of the sea’ reveal fundamental growth patterns for photosynthesis Whatever you do, don’t call kelp a “plant.” The seaweed, which forms underwater forests off the Pacific coast from Baja California in Mexico to Alaska, is an alga that diverged from plants 1.7 billion years ago.

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Everything benefits from a little lift

Everything benefits from a little lift

Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Roots generally absorb water from the soil and transport it above ground to the stem, branches, etc. Where the soil is too dry for water to be absorbed by the roots, the roots might actually lose waterto the soil and risk being damaged if that situation persists. However, in some arid conditions where upper soil water levels may be very low and near-surface roots could…

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GMO Rice transfers the gene flow benefits to surrounding Weeds

9/23/13

Modifying Rice Crops to Resist Herbicide Prompts Weedy Neighbors’ Growth Spurt Study Shows One Method Gives Weeds Fitness Benefits Even Without Herbicide Trigger

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rice containing an overactive gene that makes it resistant to a…

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