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Septoria leaf blotch disease in wheat

Editors' Choice selected by Alistair Hetherington and Sarah Lennon: Functional analysis of Wheat Homeodomain protein...

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Healthy grain fibre helps barley resist pests

New research has shed light on the action of the serious agricultural pest, cereal cyst nematode, which will help ...

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Coco de mer performs 'parental care' and modifies its habitat

How coco de mer palm manages to modify its barren habitat in the Seychelles so that it produces the largest fruits...

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Scientists transfer pathogen-sensing ‘antenna’ gene to wheat

New paper describes successful transfer of a receptor that recognises pathogenic bacteria from Arabidopsis to wheat ...

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Chemical mimicry and Aristolochia

Editors' Choice by André Kessler: The betrayed thief – the extraordinary strategy of Aristolochia rotunda to deceive ...

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A question of light: Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the Southern Ocean

A new study shows that ocean acidification could have negative impacts on diatoms in the Southern Ocean ...

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