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New Review Unifies Emerging Evidence That Plants Use “Genomic Shock Absorbers” to Adapt Rapidly to Stress

eccDNA enables plants to buffer stress and accelerate adaptation far more flexibly than chromosomes alone allow.

25 Feb 2026

Extreme heat and drought at flowering could put future wheat harvests at risk

New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades.

17 Feb 2026

Climate-ready crops: what camelina can teach us about resilience

New study shows that genetics alone cannot fully explain how camelina crops perform under stress – environment, management and plant responses play a major role.

12 Feb 2026

Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat

A newly identified strain of yellow rust is threatening UK wheat, prompting a rapid coordinated research response to protect future harvests.

11 Feb 2026

Ancient wheat compound offers natural protection against aphids

Scientists at Rothamsted Research have uncovered a natural defence mechanism in ancestral einkorn wheat that could pave the way for more sustainable pest control in modern agriculture.

19 Nov 2025