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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-12-02T22:28:00.0000000Z

Phys.org

by Melanie Nyfeler, University of Zurich Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research team has now shown that inoculating the soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even …

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2023-11-25T08:04:00.0000000Z

Phys.Org

Bacteria that benefit plants are thought to be a critical contributor to crops and other ecosystems, but climate change may reduce their numbers, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. They have published  …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-24T10:36:00.0000000Z

ScienceDaily

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When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers have been able to demonstrate this for the first time using a newly developed method. This innovative technique enables the …
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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-20T08:20:00.0000000Z

Phys.Org

by UC Davisz Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun's energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity to …

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Chloroplasts
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-20T08:05:00.0000000Z

THe Conversation

Since 2013, over 20 million olive trees in Italy have succumbed to a devastating plant disease. The same disease now threatens many more plant species, across several countries, with the same fate.

Our recent research  …

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Spittlebug
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-20T04:02:00.0000000Z

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Source: European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) Reporting Service 10/2023/235 [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-7717The NPPO [National Plant Protection Organisation] of Morocco …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-17T20:30:00.0000000Z

Phys.Prg

by Alan Stewart, Claire Harkin and Vinton Thompson, The Conversation Since 2013, over 20 million olive trees in Italy have succumbed to a devastating plant disease. The same disease now threatens many more plant species, across several …

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Castries, Saint Lucia
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2023-11-16T01:53:00.0000000Z

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after the 27 member countries again failed to find a common position for or against a …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2023-11-11T00:34:00.0000000Z

Phys.Org

by Saioa Legarrea Imizcoz and María Ángeles Marcos García, The Conversation Every summer for almost the last 20 years, volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, both in the UK, have been tracking car number plates. …

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