Reading Time: 2 minutes Grafting is a horticultural technique that joins plants together by means of tissue regeneration, combining desirable characteristics of both plants. Generally, grafts have been thought to be compatible only between the same or closely related species. However, scientists at Nagoya University and colleagues in Japan recently found that the tobacco plant Nicotiana benthamiana promotes adhesion […] Read more
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Enzyme helps grafting among different plant species
Science Notes: Tobacco plant maintains grafts among many scions and rootstocks
Crop breeding enhanced through machine learning
Science Notes: Artificial intelligence analyzes large numbers of seeds from a single image
Reading Time: 2 minutes The establishment of a method to rapidly create elite crop varieties via selective breeding is a matter of urgency to maintain the food supply. In order to select such cultivars, it is necessary to define and evaluate how to identify superior varieties. The shape of seeds is a trait closely linked to the quality and […] Read more
