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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-05-healthy-bacteria-cells.html

by Flinders University International experts have described for the first time how healthy plants appear to carry bacteria in their cells, opening a new avenue of research to improve …

SciTechDaily https://scitechdaily.com/how-plants-find-their-symbiotic-bacteria-partners/

By UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG MAY 3, 2021 Freiburg researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. …

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/can-scientists-help-insects-survive-their-fatal-attraction-light-night

By Elizabeth Pennis Each summer, on bridges across the world, mayfly massacres occur. First, warm weather prompts the …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-05-pea-smart-investment-decisions-sustainable.html

by University of Oxford Researchers at the University of Oxford have shown that pea plants are able to make smart investment decisions when it comes to …

A paper from the Caribbean concerning the association between alien introductions in some Caribbean islands and hurricane relief 

See the link to the article which was sent out on the Aliens-L email list. 

https://link.springer.com/article/10 …

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Source: Reuters [abridged, edited] https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/colombia-warns-nine-new-strains-dangerous-coffee-fungus-2021-04-30/Colombia's coffee federation has discovered 9 new, more aggressive …

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Source: World Grain [summ., edited] https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15034-report-links-wheat-blast-pandemic-on-three-continentsWheat blast was originally detected in Brazil in 1985. In 2016, the 1st wheat blast …

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Source: The Financial Express [abridged, edited] https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/blast-disease-shatters-jashore-boro-farmers-dream-1618720396Rice farmers have been shattered by blast disease in Jashore …

A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org

Source: NewsBeezer [abridged, edited] https://newsbeezer.com/Philippines/rice-tungsten-virus-disease-destroys-1000-hectares-of-rice-fields-in-albay/Approximately 1000 acres [about 405 ha] of rice fields …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-04-gut-fungi-unexpected-source-chemicals.html

by DOE/Joint Genome Institute Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their …