Plants are able to respond to their environment and changes in conditions. In the phototropism phenomenon, for example, plant parts will turn towards the sun. And gravitropism refers to the ability of ...

Roots ‘feel’ gravity to extend and anchor themselves in the soil, but they can alter their growth direction toward a water source when needed. However, according to a new study by scientists at the ...

The direction of auxin transport changes in gravistimulated roots, causing auxin accumulation in the lower side of horizontally reoriented roots. This study found that auxin was similarly involved in ...

Mechanisms of gravity perception in higher plants / Aline H. Valster and Elison B. Blancaflor -- Signal transduction in gravitropism / Benjamin R. Harrison ... [et al.] -- Auxin transport and the ...