Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered a surprising mechanism that plants use to regulate their growth — one ...

Quantitative Plant Science Initiative led by Brookhaven Lab aims to decode functions of genes and their impacts on productivity to guide breeding, engineering of sustainable bioenergy crops UPTON, NY- ...

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental ...

Scientists are conducting extensive research on developing metal-based and carbon-based nanomaterials to improve plant growth and development. Nanomaterials can be used as promising tools to deliver ...

In plants and animals, the NLR family of receptors perceives non-self and modified-self molecules inside host cells and mediates innate immune responses to microbial pathogens. Despite their similar ...

Most of the interaction between microbes and plants occurs at the interface between the roots and soil. Biologists have isolated novel bacteria from plant root environments and combined the new ...

Turning ordinary houseplants into sustainable, glowing lamps may soon become a reality, thanks to groundbreaking research by scientists at MIT. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into plant leaves ...

The function of MADS-box genes in flower and fruit development has been uncovered at a rapid pace over the past decade. Evolutionary biologists can now analyse the expression pattern of MADS-box genes ...