Our voice will make intellectual property act stronger, says plant breeders’ President

The first national President, Nigerian Plant Breeders Association (NPBA), Prof. Chiedozie Egesi has promised that his leadership would ensure a passage of the intellectual property right bill into an act with more involvement of his members.

Insect bites and warmer climate means double-trouble for plants

Recent models are telling us that, as our climate warms up, herbivores and pests will cause increased damage to agricultural crops. One study predicted that crop yield lost to insects increases 10 to 25 percent for every 1 degree Celsius increase.

Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants

Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of chemical compounds found in plants that have received attention due to their roles as plant hormones and rhizosphere signaling molecules. They play an importantrole in regulating plant architecture, as well as promoting germination of root parasitic weeds (*1) that have great detrimental effects on plant growth and production.