Silicon Gives Rice a Hidden Edge Against the Fall Armyworm, Study Finds
A new study shows that silicon accumulation in rice confers resistance to the fall armyworm by enabling a balanced transcriptional ...
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Chemical Camera Captures Plant Hormone Warfare During Bacterial Attack
Czech researchers have used ion mobility-assisted mass spectrometry imaging to map stress phytohormones directly across intact Arabidopsis leaves infected with ...
Stressed Faba Bean Roots Call Wheat for Help, Triggering a Chemical Defense That Kills Wilt Fungus
New research reveals that stressed faba bean roots release chemical distress signals that induce wheat to secrete benzoxazinoids, which attract ...
Microbes May Hold the Key to Protecting Crops from Insect Pests
A new review argues that plant-associated microbes can regulate insect herbivore resistance through three well-supported mechanisms, but inconsistent field performance ...
Seaweed, Microbes and Humic Acids Rewire Plant Chemistry to Boost Medicinal Alkaloids
A new review explains how biostimulants such as seaweed extracts, humic substances, and beneficial microbes act as signaling agents that ...
Rice Plants Broadcast Their Defenses as Electrical Signals Scientists Can Now Read
Chinese researchers have shown that simple electrical measurements of rice leaves can identify which pest is attacking, track the plant's ...
Bacterial Polymer-Boosted Gene Helps Cotton Survive Drought Through Hormone Signaling
Chinese researchers have identified the cotton gene GhJAZ8 as a key positive regulator of drought tolerance that mediates the protective ...
Rice Leaves Reveal a Hidden Genetic Timetable That Governs Grain Filling
A stage-resolved transcriptome atlas of rice flag leaves reveals two waves of gene reprogramming during grain filling that coordinate defense ...
Tetraploid Rice Outperforms Diploid Under Cadmium Stress, Study Reveals
Autotetraploid rice shows markedly stronger cadmium tolerance than diploid rice through coordinated remodeling of antioxidant defenses, hormone signaling, and gene ...
30-Cent Pots, Full Plant Life Cycles: A Hydroponic System Any Lab Can Afford
Researchers have built a reusable hydroponic system from 30-cent plastic pots that supports eight dicot plant species, full life cycles ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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