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For the first time, researchers have shown plants making sounds that can be heard up to a few metres away – just not by human ears.
2021 was NZ’s hottest year on record, and the current summer heatwave is a reminder that our biodiversity is already being affected.
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for controlling common insects and microbes that can spoil your crop.
Plant diseases require as much attention now as ever to ensure that food systems are in place in the next season. There are also serious implications for forestry and the environment more broadly.
Rapid industrialisation and infrastructure development in developing countries have propelled the growth of the nonylphenol market.
Precisely calibrated timekeepers are found in organisms from all domains of life. Biologists are studying how they influence plant/pathogen interactions – what they learn could lead to human medicines.
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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B.S. Student of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Stockholm University
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher studying Plant-Atmosphere Interactions, Colorado State University
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Professor - Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and co-director of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Plant Pathology and Systematic Bacteriology, Penn State
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Senior lecturer and Division Chair: Teaching and Learning, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Director: Strategic Projects and Partnerships in Agriculture - Innovation Africa@UP, University of Pretoria
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Ghent University
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Postdoctoral fellow - Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Molecular Biologist, The University of Queensland
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Extra-ordinary Professor, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria