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Affordable Solution Unveiled for Advanced Plant Research

Phenotyping, which involves assessing observable plant characteristics, is crucial for understanding plant development and response to environmental ....

New York , United States , Cornell University , Magda Julkowska , Hayley Sussman , Liang Yu , Andrew Nelson , Boyce Thompson Institute , Raspipheno App ,

Democratizing plant research: A new cost-effective solution for advanced phenotyping

Phenotyping, which involves assessing observable plant characteristics, is crucial for understanding plant development and response to environmental stresses. Traditional methods are often cumbersome, costly, and destructive, limiting research scope and scale. A new system of affordable, mobile, and high-throughput phenotyping tools is making the technology accessible to a wider range of users. ....

Andrew Nelson , Liang Yu , Hayley Sussman , Magda Julkowska , Boyce Thompson Institute , Raspipheno App , Plant Physiology ,

Tracing the evolution of ferns' surprisingly sweet defense strategy

Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend off herbivores. A well-known strategy in flowering plants is to produce nectar to attract ant bodyguards. Recent research explores the evolution of this same defense strategy in ferns. ....

Corrie Moreau , Fay Wei Li , Jacob Suissa , University Of Tennessee Knoxville , Cornell University , Nature Communications , Boyce Thompson Institute , Tennessee Knoxville ,