Unmasking Jasmonic Acid’s Secret Role in Plant Development
Disrupting jasmonic acid production affects levels of other plant hormones, influencing growth and development.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
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How Genes Help Sweet Osmanthus Bloom and Beat Stress
Researchers uncover the secret life of genes controlling flower opening and stress response in a fragrant plant.
RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time
New model connects dynamic enzyme activity of photosynthesis with whole canopy growth and yield for soybean.
A Model Approach to Understanding the Properties of Guard Cell Walls: The Key to Stomatal Function
A bottom-up model of wall mechanics in stomatal guard cells reveals how wall composition and structure modulate the biomechanical properties that enable stomatal movements.
Safe rice to save lives
Rice is a staple food worldwide and is eaten by billions of people on a daily basis. Still, high levels of toxic arsenic and cadmium in the grain have raised severe concerns about its safety for human consumption. Gui and colleagues used genetic engineering to combat this problem.
Researchers adopt approach for more ethical plant research
Advances in recombinant antibody production.
Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial
Overexpressing the CGR3 gene in a model crop led to a remarkable 8% increase in photosynthesis.
Green Goldmine: The Surprising Role of Plants in Rare Earth Element Accumulation
By analysing herbarium specimens, scientists found new plants that take rare earth elements from the ground, which could help get more of these important metals in a more sustainable way.
Making the Invisible Visible
Mareike Jezek introduces us to a fascinating research that promises to –literally– shed light on the functioning of plant cells.
The Journey of a Tropical Plant Tribe from Africa to the Americas
Scientists used DNA to track how a group of tropical plants travelled across continents over millions of years and found that they were able to spread because they attracted a variety of animals to eat their fruits and excrete their seeds.
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