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Morning glories reveal 96% drop in adaptation as pollinator pressure reshapes evolution

Facing both climate change and a crashing pollinator population, plants may be evolving to attract pollinators rather than adapting to a warming climate, and the trade-off has resulted in a steep decline in plants' rate of adaptation, according to a University of Michigan study.

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El Niño deve impactar plantio de soja no Sul do Brasil

Produtores enfrentam janelas apertadas para plantio e manejo devido ao El Niño, que traz chuvas acima da média na região Sul O post El Niño deve impactar plantio de soja no Sul do Brasil apareceu primeiro em Canal Rural.

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Why natural forests survive heat waves better than planted forests

When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region faced an extreme test. The event provided a rare opportunity for researchers to test how different forests respond when rising temperatures and water shortages

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Moderate warming rewires one-third of microalga's genes, study finds

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters the activity of about one-third of its protein-coding genes in response even to moderate temperature changes. The study, published in the journal The Plant Cell, points to far-rea

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New dinosaur species with neck as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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Grasses provide most of the world's calories—but we're only now starting to learn how they

If we want to dismiss something as irrelevant, we'd say that it's "as boring as watching the grass grow." And yet grasses—including corn, wheat and rice—make up most of the plant-based calories humans eat, as well as most of the calories fed to livestock. Perhaps we should have b

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‘A slap in the face’: small farmers say Trump is turning his back on them

The president wooed farmers in his campaign, but now the USDA is yanking funding, citing ‘DEI’ and wasteful spendingIt’s just an eighth of an acre, but for Lawrencia Rogers, the plot where she grows broccolini, lettuce and beans on land once tilled by poorhouse residents in easte

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When species are forced to move: Prediction models underestimate climate-related extinctio

Climate change threatens many plant and animal species not only when their habitats disappear as climatic conditions change, but also when those habitats shift. In a new study, a team of University of Potsdam researchers found that whether a species' habitat disappears or shifts

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‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countrys

Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhereShielding his eyes from the blinding midday sun, Abdullah, a Sudanese asylum seeker, gazes out at the expanse of green in Tŷ Mawr country park in north Wales.“This place is so

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Scientists decipher how a psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produ

Long before scientists began studying them in the lab, mind-altering substances were already being gathered from plants, fungi and even animals for use in rituals, healing practices and mental health treatment. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now managed to

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Trees for hotter cities: New approach can bolster community input in meeting targets

Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group of researchers. Residents, policymakers and tree officers in Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, York and Camden worked with academics

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Country diary: Phacelia is the most useful plant – I always have a packet for my garden |

Allendale, Northumberland: Farmers use it as cover crop, and I sow it into bare soil – but not before I’ve had a close look at its stunning detailsCupped by bristly sepals, the five-petalled flowers of phacelia flare open at the tips, drawing insects to their abundant nectar and

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