Groups of diverse plant species often produce more seeds than monocultures. But whether plants ramp up yield in response to genetically distinct, direct neighbors, as opposed to a broader neighborhood of diverse plants, remains an open question in ecology. “It’s … Continue reading
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Variation in a single gene increases plant yield in groups but not in pairs
Categories: Agriculture | Ecology | Genetics | Journal Club
Tagged farming, monoculture, MPK4 gene, plant breeding, wild coyote tobacco plant
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Journal Club: Single gene mutation may boost recombination and help produce better crops
As climate change and population growth threaten to destabilize global food security, plant breeders are ramping up efforts to create better, more productive crops. But in order to introduce new traits, breeding techniques typically rely on rare genetic recombination events … Continue reading
Categories: Agriculture | Genetics | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged agriculture, chromosome, climate change, meiosis, plant breeding, recombination, RECQ4
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