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THCA and CBDA were thought to have a simple mode of inheritance; however, a recent study by Vergara et al. describes that in fact multiple gene copies are involved in their production. More
Species with higher ploidy levels prefer cooler, wetter habitats than diploids. More
Earlier consumption and less processing makes sweetcorn a better source of dietary zinc. More
Roots are critical for plants to find water and nutrients. They can also be expensive to grow, so a plant needs to send them in the right direction. How do they do this? A new paper by Daniel von Wangenheim and colleagues in Nature Plants examines how lateral roots grow towards water in the very […] More
Lichen algae respond to desiccation with both a controlled collapse of their cell walls and a bit of biochemical remodelling. More
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is well-known for its role in cells as acting almost like currency for energy storage. Research by Elsa Matthus and colleagues shows that it can also play an important role outside the cell. Along with calcium, it may be how a plant can send stress signals from roots to leaves. The article […] More
Diethyl ether renders flytraps unable to close their traps or respond to wounding using a mechanism with parallels in animals. More
Palms are vitally important due to their high vegetable oil production, which can occur in both fruits and seeds. The full range of lipid storage and composition, however, hasn’t been well understood across this large and diverse group. More
Resistance to 2,4-D in wild radish is complex and appears to vary in its mechanism from one population to the next, but new research suggests that lower receptivity at the plasma membrane is part of the answer. More
Plants use receptor proteins on the surface of their cells to recognise danger signals from pathogens. A paper recently published by Li, Wang and Mou in Plant Physiology discusses recent work that finds that plants sense signals from damaged cells in a similar manner. As pathogens are recognised from pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) so too damage is detected […] More
Bacteria found with potatoes can help protect their hosts against late blight. The aid comes from their volatile emissions. More
Aquaporins can change their activity reversibly, if exposed to a change in nutrients. More
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