Most crops have lost the ability to cultivate their microbial helpers. Now a new study asked if for rice is possible to regain this ability from their wild relatives.
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Feeling the wound
Roots are just as likely to be damaged by hungry insects as the rest of the plant. But while lots is known about how plants respond to above ground damage, below ground this is still in the dark. A group of international researchers set out to find out more.
New clues on Norway spruce reproduction
Now Swedish researchers have found a way to gain insights in this tree transitioning from vegetative organ development towards cone development. Key to this was the development of a technique they called spatial transcriptomics.
Negative regulation of a still to be discovered hormone
Up till now the majority of the studies focussed on the response to karrakin(-like) and how plants regulate this. But hormone response is often held in check by negative feedback loops. Now a new study by a group of international researchers focused on this negative feedback loop.
