Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and ...

As sessile organisms, plants are incredibly mindful of their time. As a result, they extensively regulate cellular and physiological processes through a combination of circadian (anticipatory) and ...

A new study has revealed the pivotal role of theanine, a unique amino acid, in the early growth and development of tea seedlings. Employing advanced mass spectrometry imaging, researchers mapped the ...

Recent advances in plant biology have underscored the intricate network through which plants regulate growth and adapt to fluctuating energy supplies. Central to this network is the interplay between ...

Expansins are a diverse family of cell wall proteins that modulate the loosening and extension of plant cell walls, thereby facilitating growth, differentiation, and development. These proteins ...

The idea of music boosting plant growth has been around for many years, but a new study has found that monotonous noise stimulates a type of fungus that improves the growth of plants. In a paper in ...

What makes plants grow to a certain size? From the tiniest cells to whole leaves, roots, and stems, growth has to be carefully coordinated—but until now, it has been hard to compare findings from ...

A new study shows how plants balance growth and defense, offering insights for stronger, more resilient crops. Microscopic imaging of stomata cells in plants. Courtesy of the Torii Lab/The University ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

In an interesting turn of botanical events, University of Houston engineers report that while melatonin keeps us asleep, it wakes up plants, helping them grow. Melatonin, a hormone produced in the ...

Did you hear about the two friends who enjoyed watching birds from up in a tree house? Unfortunately, they had a falling out. Maybe trees don’t really like to be climbed anyway, if a researcher from ...