Cold-Proof Rice: Single Gene Discovery Could Shield Crops From Chilling Damage
Researchers have identified the rice gene OsERF5 as a positive regulator of seedling cold tolerance, linking gibberellin signalling to antioxidant ...
Tag: abiotic stress
Scientists Map the Hidden Gene Family That Helps Soybean Survive Salt, Cadmium, Manganese and Selenium Stress
A genome-wide study has identified 48 polysaccharide lyase genes in soybean and revealed how key members respond to salt, cadmium, ...
Scientists Discover the Gene Switch That Makes Alfalfa Flower Early
Researchers have identified 23 FTIP genes in alfalfa and shown that MsFTIP1 interacts directly with the florigen protein MsFT to ...
Scientists Engineer Stachyose Production in Maize to Boost Heat Stress Tolerance
Scientists engineered maize to produce stachyose by introducing an Arabidopsis stachyose synthase gene, extending the raffinose family oligosaccharide pathway and ...
Splicing Factor BRR2a Keeps Plant Stress Genes Silent Until Trouble Hits
New research shows the essential splicing factor BRR2a doubles as a repressor that keeps stress-inducible genes silent in Arabidopsis until ...
Insect-Killing Fungi Secretly Arm Crops Against Drought, Salt and Toxic Metals
A new review reveals that entomopathogenic fungi, long valued as insect biocontrol agents, also act as endophytes that boost crop ...
Soil Bacteria That Feed and Shield Crops Offer a Blueprint for Sustainable Farming
A comprehensive review details how plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance crop growth through nutrient solubilization, phytohormone production, and induced disease ...
Scientists Discover the Cold-Proof Gene That Could Future-Proof Your Cup of Tea
A new study traces the evolutionary origin of ERF-VII stress genes across 14 plant lineages and identifies CsRAP2.2 as a ...
Metabolomic Study Uncovers How a Salt-Tolerant Rice Line Rewires Its Chemistry
Untargeted metabolomics reveals that the salt-tolerant rice introgression line JN100 survives salinity by reprogramming antioxidant, nitrogen, and shikimate metabolism and ...
Maize Pan-Genome Reveals Hidden Diversity in Stress-Responsive 4CL Gene Family
A pan-genome analysis of 26 maize lines has identified 13 Zm4CL genes and revealed how structural variation shapes their expression ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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