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Plant biologists show how two genes work together to trigger embryo formation in rice

Rice is a staple food crop for more than half the world's population, but most farmers don't grow high-yielding varieties because the seeds are too e…

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Low-cost phenotyping system unveils key insights into quantitative disease resistance in wild tomatoes

Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) is a complex but durable form of plant disease resistance that provides partial protection against a broad rang…

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Scientists develop culture system to unlock secrets of the skin microbiome

The human skin is home to a wide variety of bacteria. The composition of the community of bacteria—called the "skin microbiota"—has serious implicati…

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Iron-clad defense: How microbes shield tomato crops from bacterial wilt

Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne pathogen that devastates tomato and other Solanaceae crops globally. Traditional chemical controls have proven…

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