In general, the more diverse a forest how better it can deal with drought and heat. But the local effect of tree diversity is less clear. Now a group of international researchers show that for a tree the water use efficiency of its neighbours makes a big difference.
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Seeds in the starting blocks
Farmers and researchers prime seeds to get an even germination. Now researchers from the Netherlands show in New Phytologist that priming puts the available mRNA in the translation starting blocks.
Each growth centre cell type its own complex
In a plant’s growth centre there are lots of proteins involved in the regulation of cell divisions. Now German and Dutch researchers show in EMBO reports the interaction of those proteins in root growth centre.
The origin of oranges
All trees in an orange orchard are genetically almost identical. This makes them more susceptible for diseases. Now a team of Chinese researchers show in Nature Genetics the origin of oranges, and that breeders can use this to breed resistant varieties.
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