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- Egan, Paul, et al.
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Delivering Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM)
- 2020
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 25, s. 577-589
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The need to reduce pollinator exposure to harmful pesticides has led to calls to expedite the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM). We make the case that IPM is not explicitly 'pollinator friendly', but rather must be adapted to reduce impacts on pollinators and to facilitate synergies between crop pollination and pest control practices and ecosystem services. To reconcile these diverse needs, we introduce a systematic framework for 'integrated pest and pollinator management' (IPPM). We also highlight novel tools to unify monitoring and economic decision-making processes for IPPM and outline key policy actions and knowledge gaps. We propose that IPPM is needed to promote more coordinated, ecosystem-based strategies for sustainable food production, against the backdrop of increasing pesticide regulation and pollinator dependency in agriculture.
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- Eriksson, Dennis
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Europe’s Farm to Fork Strategy and Its Commitment to Biotechnology and Organic Farming: Conflicting or Complementary Goals?
- 2021
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 26, s. 600-606
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- The European Commission's Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, under the European Green Deal, acknowledges that innovative techniques, including biotechnology, may play a role in increasing sustainability. At the same time, organic farming will be promoted, and at least 25% of the EU's agricultural land shall be under organic farming by 2030. How can both biotechnology and organic farming be developed and promoted simultaneously to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? We illustrate that achieving the SDGs benefits from the inclusion of recent innovations in biotechnology in organic farming. This requires a change in the law. Otherwise, the planned increase of organic production in the F2F strategy may result in less sustainable, not more sustainable, food systems.
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- Grace, O. M., et al.
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Opinion Botanical Monography in the Anthropocene
- 2021
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385. ; 26:5, s. 433-441
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Unprecedented changes in the Earth?s biota are prompting urgent efforts to describe and conserve plant diversity. For centuries, botanical monographs ? comprehensive systematic treatments of a family or genus ? have been the gold standard for disseminating scientific information to accelerate research. The lack of a monograph compounds the risk that undiscovered species become extinct before they can be studied and conserved. Progress towards estimating the Tree of Life and digital information resources now bring even the most ambitious monographs within reach. Here, we recommend best practices to complete monographs urgently, especially for tropical plant groups under imminent threat or with expected socioeconomic benefits. We also highlight the renewed relevance and potential impact of monographies for the understanding, sustainable use, and conservation of biodiversity.
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- Kidwai, Maria, et al.
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Species-specific transcriptional reprogramming during adventitious root initiation
- 2023
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 28:2, s. 128-130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Adventitious roots or shoot-borne roots transdifferentiate from cells close to vascular tissues after cell reprogramming, which is associated with increased transcriptional activity. Recently, Garg et al. provided a genome-wide landscape of transcriptional signatures during the early stages of adventitious root initiation in rice and showed that conserved transcription factors acquire species-specific function.
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- Lathe, Rahul Shivanand, et al.
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Towards understanding the biological foundations of perenniality
- 2022
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 27, s. 56-68
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Perennial life cycles enable plants to have remarkably long lifespans, as exemplified by trees that can live for thousands of years. For this, they require sophisticated regulatory networks that sense environmental changes and initiate adaptive responses in their growth patterns. Recent research has gradually elucidated fundamental mechanisms underlying the perennial life cycle. Intriguingly, several conserved components of the floral transition pathway in annuals such as Arabidopsis thaliana also participate in these regulatory mechanisms underpinning perenniality. Here, we provide an overview of perennials' physiological features and summarise their recently discovered molecular foundations. We also highlight the importance of deepening our understanding of perenniality in the development of perennial grain crops, which are promising elements of future sustainable agriculture.
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- Liu, Chen, et al.
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Proteolytic Proteoforms: Elusive Components of Hormonal Pathways?
- 2020
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 25, s. 325-328
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hormonal pathways often converge on transcriptional repressors that can be degraded by the proteasome to initiate a response. We wish to draw attention to developments in a less-explored proteolytic branch called 'limited proteolysis' that, in addition to the classical proteolytic pathways, seems to regulate auxin and ethylene signaling.
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- Löf, Magnus, et al.
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Mother trees, altruistic fungi, and the perils of plant personification
- 2024
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 29, s. 20-31
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There are growing doubts about the true role of the common mycorrhizal networks (CMN or wood wide web) connecting the roots of trees in forests. We question the claims of a substantial carbon transfer from ‘mother trees’ to their offspring and nearby seedlings through the CMN. Recent reviews show that evidence for the ‘mother tree concept’ is inconclusive or absent. The origin of this concept seems to stem from a desire to humanize plant life but can lead to misunderstandings and false interpretations and may eventually harm rather than help the commendable cause of preserving forests. Two recent books serve as examples: The Hidden Life of Trees and Finding the Mother Tree.
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- Mariam, Iqra, et al.
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Ameliorating microalgal OMEGA production using omics platforms
- 2024
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier Ltd. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372.
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Over the past decade, the focus on omega (ω)-3 fatty acids from microalgae has intensified due to their diverse health benefits. Bioprocess optimization has notably increased ω-3 fatty acid yields, yet understanding of the genetic architecture and metabolic pathways of high-yielding strains remains limited. Leveraging genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics tools can provide vital system-level insights into native ω-3 fatty acid-producing microalgae, further boosting production. In this review, we explore ‘omics’ studies uncovering alternative pathways for ω-3 fatty acid synthesis and genome-wide regulation in response to cultivation parameters. We also emphasize potential targets to fine-tune in order to enhance yield. Despite progress, an integrated omics platform is essential to overcome current bottlenecks in optimizing the process for ω-3 fatty acid production from microalgae, advancing this crucial field.
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- Moschou, Panagiotis Nikolaou
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Deep inside the epigenetic memories of stressed plants
- 2023
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385 .- 1878-4372. ; 28, s. 142-153
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent evidence sheds light on the peculiar type of plant intelligence. Plants have developed complex molecular networks that allow them to remember, choose, and make decisions depending on the stress stimulus, although they lack a nervous system. Being sessile, plants can exploit these networks to optimize their resources cost-effectively and maximize their fitness in response to multiple environmental stresses. Even more interesting is the capability to transmit this experience to the next generation(s) through epigenetic modifications that add to the classical genetic inheritance. In this opinion article, we present concepts and perspectives regarding the capabilities of plants to sense, perceive, remember, re-elaborate, respond, and to some extent transmit to their progeny information to adapt more efficiently to climate change.
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- Pérez-Escobar, O. A., et al.
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The Andes through time: evolution and distribution of Andean floras
- 2022
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Ingår i: Trends in Plant Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 1360-1385. ; 27:4, s. 364-378
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Andes are the world's most biodiverse mountain chain, encompassing a complex array of ecosystems from tropical rainforests to alpine habitats. We provide a synthesis of Andean vascular plant diversity by estimating a list of all species with publicly available records, which we integrate with a phylogenetic dataset of 14 501 Neotropical plant species in 194 clades. We find that (i) the Andean flora comprises at least 28 691 georeferenced species documented to date, (ii) Northern Andean mid-elevation cloud forests are the most species-rich Andean ecosystems, (iii) the Andes are a key source and sink of Neotropical plant diversity, and (iv) the Andes, Amazonia, and other Neotropical biomes have had a considerable amount of biotic interchange through time.
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