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Understanding tomato plant metabolism for sustainable production

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Drs Joaquin Medina and Laura Carrilo investigate the metabolic responses of tomato plants to nitrogen stress, aiming to understand specific gene expressions that could then be targeted for future plant breeding

Historically, crops have been domesticated without limiting their access to nutrients or water. Since these varieties did not need efficient nutrient absorption and distribution mechanisms, they are poorly adapted to a sustainable agricultural system which limits the need for excess fertiliser. Drs Laura Carrillo and Joaquin Medina of the Centre of Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) in Madrid, Spain, investigated the […]

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