Transformer-based model outperforms CNNs in tomato disease detection study
A new study in Neural Computing and Applications compares five deep learning models for tomato disease detection, finding that the ...
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Crippling a Hormone Export Route Gives Crops Immunity to Witchweed
New research shows that editing strigolactone transporter genes in sorghum and tomato can suppress parasitic weeds by up to 94 ...
Wild Tomatoes Still Hold the Flavor We Bred Away, and Scientists Have Mapped Where It Hides
A Boyce Thompson Institute study maps the genetic switches that distinguish cultivated tomatoes from wild relatives, pinpointing targets for breeding ...
CRISPR Multiplex Gene Editing Rewrites the Rules of Crop Breeding
A new review details how CRISPR-based multiplex genome editing is enabling breeders to stack disease resistance, yield and quality traits ...
Tomato Immunity Gene SlTCP16 Fights Bacterial Attack by Boosting Lignin Defenses
Researchers have identified the tomato transcription factor SlTCP16 as a positive regulator of immunity against bacterial speck disease, showing that ...
Mango Auxin Genes MiYUCCA10A/B Trigger Early Flowering and Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Plants
Researchers at Guangxi University identified twelve YUCCA auxin biosynthesis genes in mango and showed that overexpressing MiYUCCA10A/B drives early flowering, ...
When Microbial Worlds Collide: Legacy and Constraints Shape the Rhizosphere
A full factorial coalescence experiment on tomato roots shows that rhizosphere microbial communities form a continuous compositional landscape shaped jointly ...
Melatonin-Soaked Seeds Help Tomato Seedlings Fight Cadmium and Drought
Soaking tomato seeds in melatonin before sowing significantly improves seedling tolerance to cadmium contamination and drought stress by boosting antioxidant ...
Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Boost Tomato Defenses at the Right Dose
Chitosan-coated silver nanoparticles synthesized with Calotropis procera leaf extract fight tomato bacterial pathogens and prime plant defenses at low doses, ...
Hidden zinc finger protein gives tomato wilt fungus its killer edge, study reveals
A Fusarium-specific transcription factor called FolSrz1 enables the tomato wilt fungus to resist oxidative stress and cause disease by maintaining ...
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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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