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AZOSensors https://www.azosensors.com/news.aspx?newsID=13805&azosrc=downloadpdfcopyemail

By AZOSensors Scientists have developed a new method through which the internal interaction of living plants can be studied and monitored using carbon …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-versatile-symbionts-reed-beetles-benefit.html

by Universitaet Mainz Insects that feed only on plants have a number of challenges to overcome. But they also have some active helpers to assist them with the …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200611094125.htm

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University of Exeter

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Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research shows 

Farmers' Weekly https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/crops/field-crops/identifying-and-controlling-sweet-potato-viruses/

Science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6493/eaba5435

<assive Science https://massivesci.com/articles/fungi-climate-change-drought-stress-priming-memory-water/

Climate change is a stress that all organisms must deal with. One major stress from rising temperatures is an increase in droughts. 

Carbon Brief

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-climate-change-could-accelerate-the-threat-of-crop-diseases

As the global population has increased, humankind has placed increased demands on the planet for land, food and water. Agricultural …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200608122336.htm

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Uppsala University

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In previous research, it has been assumed that insects in temperate regions would cope well with or even benefit from a warmer climate. Not so …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-threats-global-food-emerging-fungal.html

by University of Exeter Amongst the world's most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably.