For parasitic plants it is a disadvantage if they all latch on the same host. Now Swedish and Japanese researchers show in PNAS that some parasitic plants at least can control this.
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Peace between Basil and Tricho helps the plant
Beneficial microbes can help the plant against evil ones. At least as long as the beneficial microbes all can get along with each other.
TOPP puts an end to the pause
Equal distribution of all chromosomes is an essential part of cell division. A new study in Science Advances shows how the cell knows this criterion has been met.
The origin of potato pathogen leis nevertheless in the Andes
The origin of Phytophthora infestans, which was responsible for the Irish Potato Famine is a point of debate. Now American researchers hope to have cleared that up.
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