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In a paper published in the journal Plant Physiology, scientists have demonstrated the creation of computer model of photosynthesis. A photosynthesis model developed by Farquhar et al., 1980, holds great significance in photosynthesis research (Farquhar GD, von Caemmerer S, Berry JA (1980) A biochemical model of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in leaves of C3 species. Planta [...]

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An Indian chile pepper variety, Bhut Jolokia, originating from Assam has been declared the world’s hottest chile pepper. The vernacular name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile’. The results of the study conducted by Paul W. Bosland and Jit B. Baral were published in the journal HortScience. The Indian variety beat the previous record set [...]

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