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For the first time decoding the woody gene
American black poplar has become the third plant, after rice and a grass called Arabidopsis thaliana, to be secreted about the genetic structure. This success can be
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White carrots
A new type of carrot - white carrot - starts to appear in the UK market. Plant researchers say white carrots are said to be sweeter and more watery than red carrots, but…
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Tree seeds wake up after 200 years
Scientists from the Millennium Seed Bank, belonging to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (UK), have stimulated the seeds of three plants stored since 1803 to germinate.
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Tree forest live by fog
Plants in a rare forest in the desert region of Oman have supplied themselves with seasonal fog, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists revealed. The pheno…
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Will you produce genetically modified potatoes for 2015?
BASF Chemical Company in the UK is applying for a license to develop the first experiments on planting and harvesting genetically modified potatoes. They hope that in 10…
Biology
Rice productivity will increase by 30-50% in the next 10-15 years thanks to new varieties
The Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) expects rice yields to rise by 30-50% over the next 10 to 15 years, thanks to biotechnology advances t…
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Promoting precious genetic resources
Currently in our country, the field of creating genetically modified organisms, transgenic research into plants (GM) is being approached, invested and implemented with s…
Biology
Many flowers in Europe are disappearing with bees
Many bees and the flowers they pollinate have diminished biodiversity in many European countries, especially in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands for the past 25 years…
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Detection of genes helps rice plants withstand flooding
Scientists say the gene has been identified to help rice survive in flooding for up to 2 weeks. Most rice varieties die within a week of being submerged under water, but…
Biology
Plants are also very cherished
Plants have a harsh life because they must always cope with constraints in the environment such as light, lack of water, salinity of the soil, temperature or resistance…
Biology
The mystery of ginkgo tree
Ginkgo tree (ginkgo biloba), famous for its long-lasting healing and healing properties, is considered the oldest tree in the world that appeared 300 million years ago d…
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Why know spring flowers?
A 1.5 m tall scavenger plant in Brooklyn blossomed for the first time in the past week, giving off a frightening smell that lasts for 3 days. Fortunately for Dutch tulip…
Biology
Fig - The first domesticated plant in the world
The ancient botanists have found evidence that the source of agriculture is the domestication of fig trees in the Near East 11,400 years ago. Domestication c
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Rhizophora - Coast guard
Rhizophora grows in tropical and tropical Asia in muddy areas of the coast, small trees. Worldwide there are 82 mangrove varieties.