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Over three-fourths of farmers in the United Kingdom are in favor of adopting genetically modified (GM) crops should the regulatory environment in the country enable it, according to a poll conducted by Farmers Guardian, an online portal specializing on agricultural-related digital content in the UK.

Plant Breeding Innovation Can Help Solve Global Challenges

Plant breeding innovations must play a role to address the global challenges such as climate change, a growing population, and the need for resource efficient farming systems. This is according to the Transgenic Research article by Petra Jorasch of the International Seed Federation.

Mechanism to Improve Stress Tolerance in Plants Identified

Scientists at the Tokyo University of Science led by Prof. Sachihiro Matsunaga have identified a novel epigenetic regulation mechanism that is involved in DNA damage repair in plants. At the center of the mechanism is a histone demethylase enzyme called lysine-specific demethylase 1-like 1 (LDL1), which according to Professor Matsunaga has a lot of real-world applications.

Scientists Identify Genes that First Enabled Plants to Grow Leaves

Researchers from the University of Bristol announced that they have discovered the secrets to shoot evolution. Their findings indicate that plants half a billion years ago had a budding mechanism for shoot development when they first emerged on land.

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