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A new method of plant analysis, developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, has identified healthful antioxidants in tomato skins. In fact, as reported recently in Nature Communications, the new method reveals that biologically active plant substances typically associated with particular plant species — including those providing health benefits — are much more prevalent across the plant kingdom than was

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KAUST researchers have studied the early responses of rice plants to moderately saline conditions and for the first time pinpointed new salt tolerance genetic loci1. The results could support breeding programs to improve global rice productivity. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/kauo-ehr120416.php

Dariya Satybaldiyeva, TEDxAstanaWomen speaker. She is biotechnologist and participates in the research project for the conservation of Biodiversity flora in Kazakhstan which is organized by the Institute of Biology and Plant Biotechnology and the Institute of Botany of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan. http://tedxastana.com/katalog/speakers/

The researchers identified a protein with which the fungus suppresses the immune defense of the populated plants. So it makes sure that it is not attacked like disease-inducing fungi and the relationship can succeed in the long run.   https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-10/uow-haf102516.php

Many fungi damage or even kill plants. But there are also plant-friendly fungi: Most land plants live in close community with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AM fungi) that stimulate their growth. Researchers have studied the development of this symbiosis and have identified a gene that is specifically activated by AM fungi and influences the development of the plant root: The GRAS

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Because plants cannot relocate when resources become scarce, they need to efficiently regulate their growth by responding to environmental cues. Drought is the most important cause of reduced plant growth and crop yield, which makes insights into a plant’s drought response highly valuable to agriculture. A new study has provided major insights into how plants cope with water-limiting conditions, which

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Researchers have developed a novel toolkit based on modified yeast cells to tease out how plant genes and proteins respond to auxin, the most ubiquitous plant hormone. Their system allowed them to decode auxin’s basic effects on a diverse family of plant genes. ScienceDaily.com

Breakthrough in salt-tolerance in plants research A breakthrough has been made in investigating salt tolerance in plants which could lead to new salt tolerant varieties of crops, and also answer unresolved questions in plant biology.   ScienceDaily.com

The 1,4-naphthoquinones (1,4-NQs) are a diverse group of natural products found in every kingdom of life. Plants, including many horticultural species, collectively synthesize hundreds of specialized 1,4-NQs with ecological roles in plant–plant (allelopathy), plant–insect and plant–microbe interactions. Numerous horticultural plants producing 1,4-NQs have also served as sources of traditional medicines for hundreds of years. As a result, horticultural species have

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Приказом Комитета науки МОН РК Ануарбек Жалелович Султангазин назначен президентом АО «Фонд науки» Министерства образования и науки Республики Казахстан Родился 20 ноября 1956 года, окончил Карагандинский государственный университет по специальности экономист. Доктор экономических наук, доцент. А.Султангазин начинал карьеру в комитете ЛКСМ Карагандинского государственного университета. В 1990-х занимал должности заместителя главы администрации г. Караганды, начальника Карагандинского областного финансового управления, заместителя акима

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