An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products. While the strategy still needs to be scaled up beyond a proof-of-concept »
Scientists produced DNA barcodes for a medicinal plant found in India called Rishyagandha (Withania coagulans). Their study can be used by the pharmaceutical industry for plant collection and adulteration. Rishyagandha is an essential medicinal plant in India that is usually misidentified with other Withania species. To address this issue, researchers »
UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold. If you've ever seen a fuzzy piece of fruit in your fridge, you've seen gray mold. It is an aggressive fungus that infects more than 1,400 different plant species: »
A study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal shows that the knockout of ZmPRR37-CR resulted in the early flowering of maize. The study also found that the ZmPRR37 gene can potentially enhance salt stress tolerance in maize. Flowering is a crucial stage in plant reproductive development. However, it can be »
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive "soil" for soilless cultivation, known as hydroponics. Her research group has now »
A study published in New Phytologist shows that the knockout of sugar transporter OsSTP15 promotes tillering by increasing the sugar content in the shoot base of rice. This is highly beneficial for farmers in improving their yield. Sugar transporter proteins (STPs) play a vital role in sugar transport, which may »
Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have engineered enzymes that could generate biomass that can be efficiently converted into biofuels and other useful bioproducts. The paper is published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal. The senior plant biologist at Brookhaven Laboratory, Chang-Jun Liu said, “The »
The turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), a potyvirus, has severely threatened Chinese cabbage crops. Existing research suggests that the eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) genes, such as eIF(iso)4E, play a pivotal role in TuMV resistance in Arabidopsis. Researchers at Nanjing Agricultural University used CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique on the »
According to the Agricultural Plant Biotechnology Association - Agro-Bio, Latin America is close to releasing the first gene-edited potato in the region. According to Dr. Gabriela Massa, a researcher at the Agrobiotechnology Laboratory of the Balcarce Agricultural Experimental Station (INTA) and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research - »
The Centre for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT), a leading provider of genetics solutions in aquaculture, in collaboration with C4U Corporation, has developed CRISPR-Cas3 gene editing technology for aquaculture while ensuring that it maintains greater safety and unhindered legal access compared to its cousin CRISPR-Cas9. Professor Tomoji Mashimo, currently at the University »
Sara Abdou, a biotechnologist and PhD student at Wageningen University & Research is working on the flower color of petunias. Using tissue samples, Sara analyzes pigments and the genetics behind them, and she is eager to create orange petunias. White petunias exist in nature, but not bright orange and yellow »
