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Jun 24 2026SCIENCE

How one rice gene handles both cold weather and disease

Rice plants face two big problems in the field: icy mornings and a fungus called blast that rots their leaves. Scientists recently found a single gene, called CTS1, that quietly helps the plant deal with both threats at once. This gene works like a tiny manager inside each rice cell, turning other g

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Jun 18 2026SCIENCE

Rice Roots Get a Stronger Shield When Phosphate Is Scarce

In many soils, the phosphate that plants need is hard to reach. When rice roots sense this shortage, they build extra lignin— a tough material— in their walls. Scientists found that turning up the activity of a gene called OsDIR55 helps rice grow better when phosphate is low. Plants with mo

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