Bacteria engage sulfur for plant salt tolerance
Nov 14, 2021
Understanding the interplay between bacteria and sulfur is leading to exciting biotechnologies that could enable crops to be irrigated with salty water.
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Results for Plant Science
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Beneficial bacteria help wheat stand the heat
Mar 21, 2021
Coating crop seeds with bacteria found on a desert shrub boosts yields in hot fields.
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Copycat plant booster improves on nature
Sep 28, 2020
A molecular mimic designed to promote plant growth and limit witchweed infestation shows promise in initial trials.
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Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities
Aug 16, 2020
Efficient greenhouse complexes that will grow crops using the resources available on desert coasts could improve food security for millions.
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Cleaving through the heart of viral infections
Mar 15, 2020
A Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.
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Better anchor roots help crops grow in poor soils
Dec 26, 2019
A newly discovered plant metabolite that promotes anchor root growth may prove valuable in helping crops grow in nutrient-deficient soils.
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Conferring leaf rust resistance in cereal crops
Dec 5, 2019
Identifying genes that confer resistance to leaf rust infections could help generate durably resistant cereal crops.
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Testing barley's salt tolerance is a numbers game
Dec 2, 2019
Factors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique.
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A combat strategy for purple witchweed
Nov 27, 2019
Plant scientist Salim Al-Babili and his team are working across many fronts to save sub-Saharan African cereal crops from a menacing weed.
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Regulator of plant immunity tagged
Nov 26, 2019
Discovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.
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A symbiotic boost for greenhouse tomato plants
Oct 6, 2019
The colonization of tomato plants with a beneficial desert root fungus protects against effects of salt stress.
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Date palms picky about bacterial partners
Sep 5, 2019
Cultivated date palms have co-evolved with desert bacteria for so long that their roots attract the microbes that provide the best chance for a long and healthy life.
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Finding ways to feed the world
Aug 22, 2019
Genome editing techniques have the power to transform crop yields and plant resilience to feed the growing global population.
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Tending the future of data analysis with MVApp
Jul 16, 2019
New app aims to improve the statistical analysis of large datasets in plant science and beyond.
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Using an embryonic pause to save the date
Jul 7, 2019
A date palm seedling can pause its development to boost its resilience before emerging into the harsh desert environment.
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Directed evolution comes to plants
Jun 19, 2019
Accelerating plant evolution with CRISPR paves the way for breeders to engineer new crop varieties.
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Stressing the genetics in salt-tolerant crops
Mar 5, 2019
Unravelling the genes behind salt tolerance in crop plants is made easier using the latest sequencing and phenotyping technologies.
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Metabolite stimulates a crop while suppressing a weed
Feb 25, 2019
A metabolic compound that regulates growth of rice plants and limits witchweed infestation could boost crop yields.
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Mining bacteria from the desert
Feb 6, 2019
Desert bacteria protect food crops from salt toxicity.
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Boosting immunity in the fight against bacteria
Dec 31, 2018
A key protein is shown to be responsible for activating and controlling plant immune responses to bacterial infection.
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Future for crop breeding is CRISPR and clear
Jul 1, 2018
Precision molecular tools derived from bacterial defence systems are transforming the theory and practice of genetic modification.
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Bacteria proven to be worth their salt
Jun 24, 2018
Bacteria isolated from desert plants could provide the key to maintaining productive agriculture in arid regions.
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Bacterial superheroes may save the day for crops
Feb 4, 2018
Genetic analyses of a desert bacterium show it could help to improve crop production in arid lands.
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Shaping up against pathogens
Jul 22, 2017
Plants can reprogram their genetic material to mount a defensive response against pathogens, which may have applications for agriculture.
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A bright future for sustainable agriculture
May 27, 2017
Passionate plant scientist Mark Tester conducts ground-breaking research into plants that could one day help feed the world.
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Glowing report on plant hormone function
Apr 8, 2017
A biological sensor can identify and quantify the activity of a little-known class of plant hormones, strigolactones.
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Quinoa—quest to feed the world
Feb 7, 2017
The high-quality sequencing of a quinoa genome brings new potential for global food security.
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Exploring how rice could survive salt stress
Nov 16, 2016
Real-time genetic detailing of rice plants highlights the roles of different loci in response to salt stress during growth.
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Barley that thrives in salty soils
Sep 3, 2016
Mapping the genetics underlying barley yields helps pinpoint mutations responsible for increasing the crop’s salt tolerance.
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Molecular immunity from microbes
Nov 10, 2015
Harnessing a bacterial system of defense can protect plants against viral pathogens.
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Growing on salty soils
Feb 6, 2015
KAUST Center for Desert Agriculture leads research to improve crop yields from desert soils.
