DeepPlants

Deep Learning Research Center tackling Climate Change issues.

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@innovplantpro 🇵🇹 and DeepPlants 🇮🇹 are collaborating to enhance plant disease and stress recognition using AI models.
#PlantPathology #PlantHealth #FieldScience #Research

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Paper and picture source:
https://t.co/U16h1R2hrK

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Green orchids with coralloid rhizomes are master "cheaters!"🌸🍄New research in @plantjournal shows Oreorchis patens taps into wood-decaying fungi for ~58% of its carbon, leading to taller scapes & more flowers. Proof that mixotrophy = major fitness boost! #PlantScience #Orchids

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Source article: https://t.co/RUgGuKqoaN
Source paper: https://t.co/SZIskQNFJD

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Science meets tradition in Morocco! 🌾ICARDA is using "selection by stone" to let farmers pick the best climate-resilient durum wheat. By involving growers early, breeders ensure new wild-derived varieties like ‘Jabal’ actually meet local needs. 🇲🇦 #FoodSecurity #AgriScience

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🤔 Quick Science Q&A: Q: Why do these larvae eat so many greenfly (aphids) compared to adults?
A: It’s all about energy! Larvae are in a "growth phase" and need massive protein to fuel their metamorphosis. This makes them the "heavy hitters" of your garden's defense! 🌿🛡️

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👽Straight out of a sci-fi horror movie!This "alien" is actually a ladybug larva from our new 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁. Before the cute spots, they are fierce predators of greenfly (aphids).Nature’s tiny monsters are the ultimate biocontrol heroes!🐞
#Entomology #SciFi #BioControl #Dataset

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Paper and Image source: https://t.co/0DeAX74w7S

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🦋🌡️Modest warming (0.57 °C) reduces nectar sugar by 24%, leading to a 26% drop in Monarch butterfly fat reserves. It’s not just the heat; it’s the quality of the fuel. Conservation must focus on climate resilient flowers! #Pollinators #ClimateChange #Science

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Source: https://t.co/lHRjNHDF0N

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Kazakhstan & Australia debut Tozimdi: a new drought-tolerant alfalfa bred from wild relatives. It thrives on rain alone, survives -20°C to 40°C, and secures milk supplies as glaciers melt. A massive win for climate-resilient farming! 🌾🇰🇿 #ClimateAction #AgTech #CropDiversity

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Paper source and image copyright:
https://t.co/8UBNhB4kv4

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New @ScienceMagazine study: tree bark is a microbial hotspot! 🌳 6 trillion cells/m² modulate gases like H2 & methane. Bark is a huge, overlooked hydrogen sink at a teragram scale. 🌎 This changes climate modeling. #ClimateScience #Microbiology #Forests

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source paper: https://t.co/uzfOWoJXrV

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New study in Nature Sustainability: Rain source is a hidden crop killer! 🌾 If >1/3 of rain comes from land vs the ocean, drought risk spikes. 📉 Deforestation & dry soil create a "feedback loop" that stops local rain. 🌳=🌧️ We must protect our natural rainmakers! #Climate #Agri

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White and dark chocolate truffles? 🍫⚪⚫
No, just plum wood cankers from our own dataset, a sweet-looking plant disease!
Happy Holidays from DeepPlants! 🎄

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Source paper: https://t.co/Yb5mVFQ8An
Image copyright: paper authors.

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"Rice-killing floods" (>7 days submerged) cut global rice yields by 4.3% annually. 📉
Drivers vary from Asian monsoons to snow-melt in Italy's Po Valley. 🇮🇹
New research shows flood-resistant cultivars could recover 70% of these losses. 🌾🌊
#FoodSecurity #AgriTech #ClimateAction

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paper source from japanese Kyushu University: https://t.co/rWusPx6Qfm

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Nature’s weed control? 🌳🚫🌱Scientists isolated 2Z-decaprenol from Manchurian walnut leaves. Unlike juglone, this compound halts seedling growth by disrupting cell walls & silencing stress defenses. A key step toward sustainable bioherbicides! #AgTech #PlantScience #Bioherbicide