New research published by Cell Press in the June 15th issue of the journal Developmental Cell, reveals how plants modify their root architecture based on nutrient availability in the soil.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Charles Darwin was the first to speculate that plants contain hormones. His pioneering research led to the identification of the very first and key plant growth hormone — auxin — in 1937.
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2012
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It's summertime, and the fields of Yolo County, Calif., are filled with rows of sunflowers, dutifully facing the rising sun.
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2016
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Tomatoes are already an ideal model species for plant research, but scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) just made them even more useful by cutting the time required to modify their genes by six weeks.
Biotechnology
Aug 30, 2016
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Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing some plants to need more ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2011
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Scientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant's growth principally because it was there first, rather than due to its position at the top of the plant.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2009
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Plants, like animals, employ hormones as messengers, which coordinate growth and regulate how they react to the environment. One of these plant hormones, auxin, regulates nearly all aspects of plant behavior and development, ...
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2014
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Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University have discovered the key element, an EPFL2 peptide that is responsible for creating the teeth-like shapes on plant leaves. The zigzag edges of leaves, so-called leaf teeth, are important ...
Biotechnology
Sep 2, 2016
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PLETHORA proteins and plant hormone auxin orchestrate root growth together.
Biotechnology
Aug 25, 2014
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It's a corn plant only a geneticist could love, but an MU researcher has found a way to help scientists love it.
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2011
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