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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows How Infection Progresses In Strawberry Crown
2/29/2024
Researchers from the Department of Technical Physics and the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland have used magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, to investigate how the pathogen Phytophthora cactorum affects the growth and development of strawberry plants.
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Pioneer Introduces New High-Yield, High-Performing Z-Series Soybeans
2/28/2024
Building on 50 years of leadership and innovation in soybean research and variety development, Pioneer announces the commercial availability of Pioneer brand Z-Series soybeans in the United States and Canada.
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Scientists Discover Why Ripe Fruit Is More Susceptible To Necrotrophic Pathogens Than Unripe Fruit
2/28/2024
Ethylene (ET) is a key ripening signal, while jasmonate (JA) is a major defense hormone. In tomato, EIL transcription factors are at the core of the ET signaling pathways.
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Cyber-Physical Heating System May Protect Apple Blossoms In Orchards
2/28/2024
Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing trees to blossom early, making them more susceptible to the damaging effects of extreme cold events.
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BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY™ ‘...Could Make Liquid Seed Treatment Obsolete.’
2/27/2024
Commodity Classic -- Meristem Crop Performance today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a new formulation of METALAXYL ST fungicide for use in their patented BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY™ complete seed-fluency delivery system.
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Origin Agritech Announces Breakthrough In Corn Hybrid Development With Wild Corn Gene Integration
2/27/2024
Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), a leading Chinese agricultural technology company, today announced a breakthrough development in its commercial corn hybrid offerings.
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CSIRO Breakthrough To Boost Disease Resistance In Crops
2/27/2024
Scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have achieved a breakthrough in molecular plant pathology, marking a technological leap forward for breeding durable disease-resistant crops.
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Increasing Soil Salinity: New Discovery May Help Make Crops More Resilient
2/27/2024
Salination causes harvests to fail across the globe. Plants die, or their growth is stunted.
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Soil Increasingly Salty: New Discovery Can Help Make Crops More Resilient
2/27/2024
Salinization causes major crop losses worldwide. Plants die or their growth is severely limited. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have discovered that a local regulator protein promotes root growth in saline soil, allowing a plant to develop.
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Targeting Seed Microbes To Improve Seed Resilience
2/26/2024
Fonio (Digitaria exilis), a type of millet, is the oldest indigenous crop in West Africa and one of the fastest maturing cereals.