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A Coordinated Research Project (CRP) sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) aims to improve banana and cassava crops, vital for food security in Asia and Africa.
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Functionality of marcescent corollas Persistence of withered corollas after anthesis (‘corolla marcescence’) is widespread in angiosperms, yet its functional significance does not seem to have been
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Localized N supply inhibits auxin transport in roots Roots typically respond to localized nitrate patch in soils by enhancing lateral root growth. Using maize, Zea mays,
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Model-based analysis of leaf shape Growth conditions and ontogeny usually have significant effects on leaf shape in grasses, which need to be accounted for in
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Osmotic and salinity effects on germination Seeds in saline environments face a dilemma between allocating reserves to either osmotic balance or growth and development. Zhang et
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Garg et al. show that resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus is due to slowed pathogen development
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Molecular phylogenetics of Ruscaceae Previous phylogenetics studies of the monocot order Asparagales, although extensive and generally well supported, have left several sets of taxa unclearly placed
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Chilling-induced closure of plasmodesmata in maize The exchange of photosynthetic intermediates between Kranz mesophyll and bundle sheath cells in C4 plants may be affected by
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Comparative genomics of domestication in Asian Vigna Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) was domesticated in Southeast Asia and is a scientifically neglected crop with under-exploited potential.
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Cytotype distribution and evolution of a polyploid complex The distribution of cytotypes on different spatial scales provides valuable insights into evolutionary processes of a polyploid complex.
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A blog post by Jeremy Cherfas on Vaviblog connects banana domestication research to cassava research and older banana domestication puzzles.
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Seed germination under osmotic and salt stresses Most genetic studies on the effects of water and salt stresses on seed germination have used conditions that are