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In Nature Plants: Scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds
Researchers from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at the Florida International University (USA) are part of an international team that has identified how arsenic builds up in the seeds of plants similar to rice. The discovery holds the promise of the future development of healthier rice grains.

International lentil genome sequencing effort underway
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan Canada have released a draft lentil genome assembly that will help develop new understanding and commercial applications of this ancient crop.­­

Serendipitous orchid: An unexpected discovery
A new elegant orchid species that grows on rocks in deciduous forests of the Pacific slope of Oaxaca state, Mexico, has finally put an end to a long standing dispute among taxonomists.

Call for nominations: ASA, CSSA & SSSA awards 
The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America invite nominations for their 2016 awards and scholarships.

UK PlantSci 2016: Plants in a changing world
11–12 April 2016. Norwich, UK.

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