Researchers discover key gene affecting rice leaf growth and methane emissions
Rice leaf veins are essential for plants' growth and development. They help support the leaves and transport important ...
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Scientists engineer plant microbiome for the first time to protect crops against disease and cut use of pesticides
The paper is titled "Microbiome homeostasis on rice leaves is regulated by a precursor molecule of ... to understand how they affect a plant's health and its vulnerability to disease. "For the first ...
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Understanding rice blast disease
It also has implications for the control of rice blast disease, because proteins that are involved in infection could be targets for the development of new fungicides.
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Nanoparticles in sunscreen shown to shield rice from scorching heat; increase yield
The research team observed a 22.1% increase in yield from the rice plants treated with zinc oxide nanoparticles compared to ...