CO2 increasing... and plants cannot help us...

Natural carbon sinks currently absorb approximately half of the anthropogenic CO2 emitted by fossil fuel burning, cement production and land-use change. However, this airborne fraction may change in the future depending on the emissions scenario. An important issue in developing carbon budgets to achieve climate stabilisation targets is the behaviour of natural carbon sinks, particularly under low emissions mitigation scenarios as required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Simulating the Earth system response to negative emissions - IOPscience

Cultivate potatoes in Mars...

A new research will grow potatoes under Martian conditions.

If it works it would be a good notice for malnutrition poverty all around the globe.

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NASA Will Test Growing Potatoes In Mars-Like Environment | IFLScience

Potatoes on Mars: Setting course for Martian farming

Modified rice against hunger and pollution

Modified rice could reduce methane emissions and provide higher yield.

The chunk of DNA is taken from barley.


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Expression of barley SUSIBA2 transcription factor yields high-starch low-methane rice : Nature : Nature Publishing Group

Plants communication usign ARN

Scientist had discovered a new method for communication used by plants. These new method is based on interchange of ARN information.

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Scientists think they've discovered an entirely new mode of plant communication | The Verge
Genomic-scale exchange of mRNA between a parasitic plant and its hosts

Vegetables everywhere...

Space farming project is a interesting research about vegetal life in space.

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Space Farming: The Final Frontier - Modern Farmer
NASA - Vegetable Production System