Analysts usually estimate a crop’s carbon footprint based on country-level factors. But that formulation isn’t adequate, according to a new analysis of soy exports from Brazil. Published in Global Environmental Change, the study tracked soy from specific production sites in … Continue reading
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Country-level assessment hides big variations in soy’s carbon footprint
Categories: Agriculture | Climate science | Economic sciences | Environmental Sciences | Journal Club
Tagged Amazon rainforest, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Cerrado, soybeans
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria talk to soybean roots via tiny RNAs, suggesting new avenue to improve yields
In order for soybean plants to get their necessary dose of nitrogen, they partner with bacteria called rhizobia, which can convert atmospheric nitrogen into organic forms the plant can use. But scientists don’t have the full picture of what facilitates … Continue reading
Categories: Agriculture | Biochemistry | Genetics | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged legume, messenger RNA, nitrogen, nodule, rhizobia, small RNAs, soybeans, tFR, transfer RNA
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Journal Club: Understanding how a plant makes a hook could someday improve crops
This spring, as the first shoots of new plants emerge from the soil, many are bent over in a hook. This simple act protects the fragile stem tip and leaves as the sprout pokes up through the dirt. But how … Continue reading
Categories: Agriculture | Biochemistry | Cell Biology | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged apical hook, Arabidopsis, auxin, soybeans, TMK1
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