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  • New Research Reveals Hidden Potential for Farmers to Mitigate Climate Change ...

    A study published today in Scientific Reports reveals that improved agricultural practices could secure a triple win for food security, ecological resilience and climate change – including removing over a billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere per year.

  • New Species of Blue Entoloma Mushroom (Skinny Blue Mushroom) found in SW China

    A new species of blue Entoloma mushroom was recently discovered by the research group of Prof. XU Jianchu from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIB/CAS) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).

  • Molecular phylogenies of large fern groups contribute to the discovery of new...

    The evolution of ferns has resulted in some quite diversified groups, for more than two hundred years, taxonomists have aimed at recognizing natural groups in ferns at different taxonomic levels. The advent of phylogenetic analysis based on molecular sequence information has radically revolutionized our understanding of fern evolution.

  • Plant Parasite Dodder Transmits Signals Among Different Hosts

    Around 1% of flowering plants are parasites. Some of these parasites can survive without host plants while others cannot. The former are called facultative parasites and the latter obligate parasites. 

  • The historical assembly of East Asian subtropical evergreen broadleaved fores...

    The subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests (EBLFs), ranging in occurrence from c. 23° N to 39° N and 97° E to 141° E, are amongst the most characteristic biomes in East Asia and are common in South China. They contribute fundamentally to both the biodiversity function and ecosystem services of the East Asiatic floristic kingdom. 

  • A Global Phylogeny of the Paleotropical Woody Bamboos Revealed by 18 Plastid ...

    Paleotropical woody bamboos (PWB) belongs to the tribe Bambuseae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), consists of 48 genera and ca. 407 species with a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa and Oceania. They are rich in species and diverse in morphology: Some genera are climbing or twining in the tropical forests, such as Dinochloa and Melocalamus, others bear pear-like fruits ...

  • Scientists Made the Important Progress in Water Relation of Flower Research

    Water stress is known to cause xylem cavitation in the leaves, roots and stems of plants, but little is known about the vulnerability of flowers to xylem damage during drought and the supply and maintenance of water in flowers. This is an important gap in our understanding of how and when plants become damaged by water stress. 

  • Plastid Phylogenomics Provides Insights into the Phylogeny and Isomeric Plast...

    The cypress family, Cupressaceae, contains about 140 species in 32 genera with worldwide distribution. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have divided this family into seven subfamilies. Cupressoideae, the largest subfamily of Cupressaceae, contains about 100 species in 13 genera. Species of Cupressoideae are important in the Northern Hemisphere forest, and many are constructive and dominant...

  • Scientists made a Great Progress in Seed Biology Research

    Maturation drying is a pivotal step during seed development in many plant species. Once dry, and after dispersal from the parent plant, the seeds enter a relatively quiescent state. Favourable environmental conditions thereafter facilitate germination. Prolonging seed lifespan by drying has also enabled humans to conserve genetic resources and provide high-quality planting material for the futu...


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