Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden

Abstract Background Natural selection on fitness-related traits can be temporally heterogeneous among populations.As climate changes, understanding population-level responses is of scientific and practical importance.We examined 18 phenotypic traits associated with phenology, biomass, and ecophysiology in 403 individuals of natural Populus trichoca

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Commercialization of the gene-edited crop and morality: challenges from the liberal patent law and the strict GMO law in the EU

The EU aspires to utilize the economic advantages of gene-editing technology on one hand and ensure human health and environmental safety on the other.Surrounding the fierce debates over emerging gene-edited plant, the current debate focused on the issue of whether the gene-edited crop should be within or outside the GMO Short Sleeve law and its im

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