Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth

A Cornell researcher and her colleagues have solved one key piece of the molecular puzzle needed to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration: They have successfully transferred key regions ...

Q&A: Can disused croplands help mitigate climate change?

As the world struggles to meet internationally agreed targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, methods of removing carbon dioxide such as reforestation of cleared areas have become an increasingly important strategy.

Carbon sink models need nitrogen, says study

Nitrogen is necessary when predicting how land plants will take up atmospheric carbon. That's because nitrogen's future trajectory will diverge from that of other factors of plant growth in the coming decades, according to ...

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