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Paper and picture source: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70…

Green orchids with coralloid rhizomes are master "cheaters!"🌸🍄New research in @plantjournal shows Oreorchis patens taps into wood-decaying fungi for ~58% of its carbon, leading to taller scapes & more flowers. Proof that mixotrophy = major fitness boost! #PlantScience #Orchids

Source article: foodtank.com/news/2019/08/s… Source paper: doi.org/10.3390/agrono…

Science meets tradition in Morocco! 🌾ICARDA is using "selection by stone" to let farmers pick the best climate-resilient durum wheat. By involving growers early, breeders ensure new wild-derived varieties like ‘Jabal’ actually meet local needs. 🇲🇦 #FoodSecurity #AgriScience

🤔 Quick Science Q&A: Q: Why do these larvae eat so many greenfly (aphids) compared to adults? A: It’s all about energy! Larvae are in a "growth phase" and need massive protein to fuel their metamorphosis. This makes them the "heavy hitters" of your garden's defense! 🌿🛡️

👽Straight out of a sci-fi horror movie!This "alien" is actually a ladybug larva from our new 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁. Before the cute spots, they are fierce predators of greenfly (aphids).Nature’s tiny monsters are the ultimate biocontrol heroes!🐞 #Entomology #SciFi #BioControl #Dataset

Paper and Image source: doi.org/10.1002/gcb4.7…

🦋🌡️Modest warming (0.57 °C) reduces nectar sugar by 24%, leading to a 26% drop in Monarch butterfly fat reserves. It’s not just the heat; it’s the quality of the fuel. Conservation must focus on climate resilient flowers! #Pollinators #ClimateChange #Science

Source: croptrust.org/news-events/ne…

Kazakhstan & Australia debut Tozimdi: a new drought-tolerant alfalfa bred from wild relatives. It thrives on rain alone, survives -20°C to 40°C, and secures milk supplies as glaciers melt. A massive win for climate-resilient farming! 🌾🇰🇿 #ClimateAction #AgTech #CropDiversity

Paper source and image copyright: doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

New @ScienceMagazine study: tree bark is a microbial hotspot! 🌳 6 trillion cells/m² modulate gases like H2 & methane. Bark is a huge, overlooked hydrogen sink at a teragram scale. 🌎 This changes climate modeling. #ClimateScience #Microbiology #Forests

source paper: doi.org/10.1038/s41893…

New study in Nature Sustainability: Rain source is a hidden crop killer! 🌾 If >1/3 of rain comes from land vs the ocean, drought risk spikes. 📉 Deforestation & dry soil create a "feedback loop" that stops local rain. 🌳=🌧️ We must protect our natural rainmakers! #Climate #Agri

White and dark chocolate truffles? 🍫⚪⚫ No, just plum wood cankers from our own dataset, a sweet-looking plant disease! Happy Holidays from DeepPlants! 🎄

Source paper: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv… Image copyright: paper authors.

"Rice-killing floods" (>7 days submerged) cut global rice yields by 4.3% annually. 📉 Drivers vary from Asian monsoons to snow-melt in Italy's Po Valley. 🇮🇹 New research shows flood-resistant cultivars could recover 70% of these losses. 🌾🌊 #FoodSecurity #AgriTech #ClimateAction

paper source from japanese Kyushu University: doi.org/10.1021/acs.ja…

Nature’s weed control? 🌳🚫🌱Scientists isolated 2Z-decaprenol from Manchurian walnut leaves. Unlike juglone, this compound halts seedling growth by disrupting cell walls & silencing stress defenses. A key step toward sustainable bioherbicides! #AgTech #PlantScience #Bioherbicide

Paper and image source: doi.org/10.1016/j.isci…

🌱🧬 The fork fern Tmesipteris oblanceolata now holds the record for the largest eukaryotic genome ever discovered: 160.45 Gbp! That's over 50x the human genome. This milestone expands our view of genome size limits and evolution in plants and animals #Genomics #PlantScience