Hidden Fungus Rewires Rice Root Chemistry to Summon Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Researchers found that an endophytic fungus alters rice root exudates, enriching p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid to recruit nitrogen-fixing Enterobacter bacteria that boost ...
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Wild Rice Gene Recruits Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria to Boost Crop Efficiency
Researchers have shown that a single receptor-like kinase gene inherited from wild rice can restore nitrogen-fixing root bacteria lost during ...
Tiny Signaling Peptides: Rice DEVIL Genes Reveal Hidden Breeding Potential
A comprehensive new study identifies five DEVIL family genes in rice and shows that their haplotype diversity across 3,010 accessions ...
Machine Learning and Hyperspectral Imaging Reveal Lead in Rice Leaves from Space
Researchers have identified the most reliable machine learning pipeline for estimating toxic lead levels in rice leaves from hyperspectral satellite ...
Mystery Rice Gene With Propeller-Shaped Protein Emerges as Key to Iron-Deficiency Tolerance
Researchers in India combined QTL-seq, transcriptomics and structural modeling to identify OsFe2200, a little-known DUF1677 gene with a predicted Kelch ...
Ghana’s Traditional Rice Landraces Outshine Improved Varieties in Key Minerals, Study Finds
A controlled field study in Ghana shows that traditional rice landraces Ex-Baika and Ex-Viono accumulate significantly more iron, zinc, calcium, ...
Crushing Rice Seeds Under Pressure Leaves Genetic Scars That Last Nine Generations
A rice lineage derived from seeds treated with 100 megapascals of hydrostatic pressure still shows reduced height, tiller number, and ...
Dense Planting Supercharges Slow-Release Fertilizer for Greener, Higher-Yielding Rice
A three-year Chinese field trial shows that pairing controlled-release blended fertilizer with dense planting raises rice yields by up to ...
Soil Fungus Slashes Heavy Metal Buildup in Rice by Rewiring Roots and Microbes
A field study shows that inoculating rice with a Penicillium fungus significantly reduces chromium, cadmium, lead, and antimony accumulation by ...
Two New Genes That Shorten Rice Stems Could Help Breed Lodging-Proof Crops
A genome-wide association study of 429 rice accessions combined with CRISPR/Cas9 validation has identified two new genes, INL1 and INL2, ...
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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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