A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego has developed a method to produce a special class of plant hormones, known as strigolactones, at unprecedented levels using ...

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

By co-culturing E. coli and Baker's yeast, scientists have a way to manufacture large quantities of plant molecules for ...

As hormones, strigolactones control the development of the plant and its responses to stress ... carlactonic acid (16-OH-CLA). Shoots not roots While 16-OH-CLA has been reported previously ...

A breakthrough study reveals that the Shoot-Silicon-Signal (SSS) protein plays a crucial role in managing silicon uptake and distribution in rice and other grasses. This study sheds light on how SSS ...

Microbial factories provide a sustainable alternative to tree sap for producing elusive plant molecules, offering new ...

While its large brilliant flowers attracted early horticultural attention, this summertime stunner’s path to being a ...

Auxin controls starch storage in seeds by boosting gene activity, energy, and sugar flow, playing a crucial role in food ...

Under low-phosphorus conditions, the researchers found plants release a hormone that prompts symbiotic fungi to secrete large quantities of short-chain chitin oligomers. These molecules are recognized ...