How Plant Extracts Prime Crops to Survive Drought, Salt and Heat
A new review in Plant Biosystems details how plant and seaweed extracts regulate hormone signaling, antioxidant defenses, root microbiomes and ...
Tag: drought tolerance
Oil-Tea Gene CoRVE1 Supercharges Drought Survival in Transgenic Plants
Overexpressing the oil-tea transcription factor CoRVE1 in Arabidopsis raised drought survival from 20% to 84–86%, boosted antioxidant enzyme activity, and ...
Breeding Drought-Proof, Nutrient-Rich Forages Could Transform Livestock Farming
A new review argues that breeding drought-tolerant, nutrient-dense forage grasses and legumes requires plant scientists and animal nutritionists to work ...
Hidden Signals From Below: How Rootstocks Arm Fruit Trees Against Drought, Salt and Heat
A comprehensive review synthesizes how rootstocks confer drought, salinity and temperature tolerance in fruit crops through hydraulic regulation, ion homeostasis, ...
Multivariate phenotypic profiling identifies drought-tolerant bread wheat germplasm through sequential seedling and field-stage screening
A two-stage multivariate screening of 400 spring wheat genotypes identified 105 drought-tolerant lines for breeding climate-resilient cultivars.
Perennial Plant Mixtures Turn Urban Green Spaces Into Weed-Fighting Insect Havens
A three-year Italian field trial shows that the functional traits of perennial plant mixtures, not species richness alone, determine weed ...
Farmers Pick Winning Mung Bean Varieties in Ethiopian Field Trials
A participatory varietal selection study in Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia, identified Rasa and Boreda as the top-yielding and most farmer-preferred mung ...
The Hidden Bacterial Networks That Could Rebuild Soil Health From the Ground Up
New research shows that bacterial function, not species diversity, drives soil health, with strain-level genomic studies and drought-tolerant synthetic communities ...
Early-Maturing Sorghum Delivers Big Yield Gains in Drought-Hit Ethiopia
Field trials across four drought-prone Ethiopian districts showed that improved early-maturing sorghum varieties Girana-1 and Melkam outyielded local landraces by ...
First gapless telomere-to-telomere licorice genome reveals genes behind medicinal compounds and desert survival
Researchers have assembled the first gap-free telomere-to-telomere licorice genome and identified the GiPHL1-Gi4CL5 regulatory module that controls licochalcone A biosynthesis ...
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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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