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New CBGP (UPM-INIA) Directory Board appointed
The new CBGP (UPM-INIA) Directory Board which will jointly supervise and support the activities of CBGP was appointed on February 12th, 2020 for the 4 years-term.
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Wheat: a strategic crop to feed world increasing population
CBGP (UPM-INIA) initiates a strategic research and innovation program on wheat. This research will generate new wheat varieties with better adaptation to environment conditions and enhance disease resistance to pathogens.
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SlCDF4 as a new key factor controlling tomato size and composition
Tomato is one of the most widely cultivated vegetable crops and a model for studying fruit biology. Although several genes involved in the traits of fruit quality, development and size have been identified, little is known regulatory genes controlling its growth.
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TOMAS RUIZ ARGÜESO: Brief sketch of a life among rhizobia
Tomas Ruiz Argüeso (Villamol 1943 - Madrid 2020) was Full Professor of Microbiology and, until his death, Emeritus Professor at CBGP and Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
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How roots of crops adapt to climate change?
Plant roots are responsible for water and nutrients uptake, but changes in soil temperatures associated to climate change alters this process limiting crop growth. Root traits for adaptation to this stress are being used to obtain better crops. In this review, we have summarized the current knowledge about these traits and their impact on yield.
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Atomic structure of the most critical protein for global nitrogen fixation determined
The 3D atomic structure of the nitrogenase cofactor maturase NifB has been solved at high resolution uncovering a unique mechanism to control formation of highly reactive radical species by the protein.
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