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Discovery of a Crucial Gene for Thorn Formation! Thornless Roses Might Become a Reality

"The beautiful rose has thorns," "a thorny path"—these expressions highlight the deep connection between thorns and plan...
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“Alternative Protein” Review as of 2024

The Future of Alternative Protein: Challenges Towards a Sustainable Food Supply With the global population expected to r...
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Not Waste! Hazelnut Seed Coats May Have Potential Uses

Hazelnut Seed Coats Were Considered Waste Hazelnuts are delicious, aren’t they? Hazelnuts, which are popular as a confec...
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Natural Herbicide from Mustard: The Potential of Biofumigation.

Biofumigation by Plant Allelopathy Have you heard of biofumigation (Biofumigation: Bio=biological, Fumigation=fumigation...
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Genomic Analysis of Chili Peppers: Closer to Elucidating the Biosynthetic Pathway of Capsaicin, Leading to Unlimited Spicy Food?

The Frontline of Capsaicin Biosynthesis Research Spicy food is enjoyed all over the world. While the stimulating spicine...
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Advocating for Crop Rotation and Intercropping: A Future with Increased Yields through Altering Soil Microbial Community Structures.

Symbiosis Between Plants and Soil Microbes Most of the crops we eat are grown in the soil of fields. Healthy plants esta...
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Have you ever looked closely at the “seeds” of a plant? It has a thousand different and artistic shapes.

Can you distinguish plant seeds? Perhaps the most familiar "seeds" of plants are found in cooking. Various seeds like ri...
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Compost made from agricultural and food industry waste contains significant amounts of “plant hormones,” offering benefits beyond nutrition.

Plant Hormones Plant hormones are substances within plants that regulate growth and differentiation. Various hormones ha...
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The “Green Revolution” in Strawberry Production in America: A 27-Fold Increase in Yield Over 60 Years.

The yield of strawberries in the United States has increased by 2755% since the 1960s. Strawberries are grown worldwide,...
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The Potential of “Fake Meat” Created through the Modification of Filamentous Fungi

Research on Alternative Meats. We routinely consume meat that is stably supplied, a practice sustained at the cost of en...