Extra protection To prevent that everything and everyone can just entre plant roots have an extra lignin layer to protect their vascular tissue. But lots of plants have in addition to this protecting ring another barrier. Now a group of international researchers show in Nature Plants how plants are regulating this barrier. Plant roots containContinue reading “Extra protection”
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How plants protect themselves against UV radiation
How plants protect themselves against UV radiation Plants also get harmed by the sun, especially by UV radiation. UV radiation damages not only their DNA, but also their proteins and lipids. Resulting in cell death, and wilting and yellowing of their leaves. It also leads to abnormal growth. Enough reasons for plants to avoid thisContinue reading “How plants protect themselves against UV radiation”
Different ways of plant breeding
Different ways of plant breeding Last month the European Commission came with a new proposal regarding the genetic modification of crop plants. They propose crops breed using new genetic techniques not to classify as genetically modified. But which ways of plant breeding are there? Here I will highlight four of them. During breeding of cropsContinue reading “Different ways of plant breeding”
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