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China and France Join Hands to Explore a New Chapter in the Science of Grape and WineThis year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. These two countries have great significance and development potential in agricultural science and technology cooperation. The 6th annual meeting of the Sino-French Joint Laboratory on Grape and Wine (LIA Innogrape) was held on November 1 at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.Nov 04, 2024 -
Scientists Uncover New Mechanism in Plant Cold SensingCold damage is a major challenge in rice production. Identifying key gene modules in signaling pathways is a crucial step in addressing this issue. A research team led by Prof. Kang Chong from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered that a part of the plant's cell membrane, called the COLD6-OSM1 module, helps plants sense when it's cold. This module triggers the production of a special molecule, 2’,3’-cAMP, which helps plants sense and respond to low temperatures.Oct 31, 2024 -
CAS Expands Agricultural Research Collaboration with INRAEThe Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has committed to strengthening its collaboration with the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) in the fields of agricultural science and technology. This was confirmed during a meeting held on October 14 in Beijing, where CAS Vice President HE Hongping and INRAE Vice President Jean-François Soussana exchanged views on enhancing cooperation, particularly in supporting young scientists and advancing research in areas such as climate change, biodiversity, plant breeding, and sustainable agriculture.Oct 21, 2024 -
Pioneering Sino-French Symposium on Innovation in Agricultural Science, Technology, and Sustainable DevelopmentOn October 14, the First Sino-French Symposium on Agricultural Science and Technology and Sustainable Development, co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), and organized by the Institute of Botany, CAS (IBCAS), was successfully held.Oct 18, 2024 -
Multitrophic Diversity Drives Ecosystem Multifunctionality, Amplified by Plant DiversityA study from the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has demonstrated that the association between multitrophic diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality is stronger than the relationship between the diversity of individual trophic groups and multifunctionality. This research underscores the critical role of diverse biological interactions across different trophic levels in maintaining ecosystem health. The study, published on August 29, 2024, in Nature Ecology & Evolution, reveals that plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality by promoting multitrophic diversity—diversity that spans multiple levels of the food web, from plants to herbivores, predators, and decomposers.Sep 06, 2024 -
Exchanging Asia's Biodiversity: Beijing Welcomes Landmark GBIF Asia Regional Nodes MeetingSep 03, 2024 -
Scientists Clarify the History of the Extrusion of Indochina by Phylogenetic EvidenceAug 19, 2024 -
Plant–microbe interactions underpin contrasting enzymatic responses to wetland drainageAug 15, 2024 -
Scientists Unravel Spatial Heterogeneity of Extinction Risk for Flowering Plants in ChinaJul 30, 2024 -
IBCAS joined the 2024 Chinese Arctic Scientific Research ExpeditionJul 29, 2024
