How Sesame Roots Fight Back Against Toxic Aluminium in Acid Soils
A new BMC Plant Biology study reveals how a tolerant sesame cultivar preserves root growth, membrane stability and antioxidant defences ...
Tag: plant physiology
Wheat Seeds Show a Hormone Tipping Point Between Growth and Stress
A Chinese research team combined transcriptomics and metabolomics to reveal how wheat germinating seeds rewire their gene expression and metabolic ...
Salt-Damaged Soils Are Spreading Fast — Scientists Just Mapped the Entire Restoration Playbook
A sweeping analysis of 554 studies reveals why plants fail to establish on saline, alkaline, and sodic land — and ...
Gamma Rays Forge Cold-Proof Chickpea Mutants in the Himalayan Foothills
Indian researchers used gamma radiation to generate 257 chickpea mutants and identified elite lines that survive Himalayan winters with intact ...
Plants as agents: senome, electrome and the making of a plant semiosphere
A new theoretical synthesis argues that plant agency emerges from cellular sentience, bioelectric signaling and extended cognition, scaling from single ...
MAP65 proteins influence crop traits
The significance of the MAP65 family extends well beyond its role as a set of microtubule bundling factors. Because microtubules ...
Carrot Varieties Reveal Surprising Salt Tolerance in Bangladesh’s Salinity-Stressed Floodplains
New research from Bangladesh Agricultural University reveals dramatic differences in salt tolerance among four carrot varieties, with the local Sidur ...
Foliar selenium spray boosts flax yield and seed nutrition, molecular study reveals
A multi-omics study shows moderate foliar selenium application increases flax seed yield, selenium content, and essential fatty acid quality while ...
Tomato Hairs Fight Back: Tiny Trichomes Thwart Parasitic Dodder
Trichomes have long been celebrated as the plant kingdom's first line of defense against insects and mites, but their role ...
Plastic Particles Are Invading Plants From Roots to Leaves
A comprehensive review reveals that micro- and nanoplastics invade terrestrial plants through roots and leaves, disrupting photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, and ...
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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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