Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually, conditions like heat and drought lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as much. This ...

Dutch phytopathologists have shown that ethylene is vital for the protection of plants against bacteria and fungi. This is another function for the plant hormone already known to play a role in plant ...

Scientists have determined how the well-known plant hormone ethylene is crucial in controlling the angle at which roots grow. The findings can be used to engineer plants and crops that withstand the ...

Ethylene is a simple gaseous phytohormone that orchestrates diverse aspects of plant development, stress adaptation and yield formation. Biosynthesis commences from methionine via ...

Ethylene is a gaseous phytohormone that orchestrates a wide array of developmental processes and stress responses in plants, including seed germination, fruit ripening, leaf abscission and adaptation ...

Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as ...

Bananas ripen very quickly and it is easy for them to turn black prematurely if they are not stored properly at home. Knowing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Like the plot of a mystery novel, research has found a twist in the way plants cannibalize their own cells to survive under stress. In response to drought, cold, lack of ...

At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their DNA tucked away in an envelope, and are kinda juicy inside. But plant cells have evolved some ...

In his botanical laboratory at the University of Chicago, Professor George Konrad Karl Link recently made a discovery which he considered so noteworthy that he sent a report of it all the way to ...