Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified a calcium-controlled signaling system involving CAMTA6, ...

Inside every living cell, mitochondria do far more than burn sugar for energy. These organelles act as sentinels, sensing ...

Using newly generated 'optogenetic' tobacco plants, research teams have investigated how plants process external signals. When it comes to survival, plants have a huge disadvantage compared to many ...

When plants are subjected to Zn deficiency, the transcriptional levels of Zn-absorbing transporters (such as ZIP4, ZIP9, and ZIP12) are significantly upregulated due to the plant's stress response, ...

Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies against such pathogens, understanding the plant's immune response is of ...

When plant roots are injured – by insects, for example – the hydraulic pressure of the root collapses, and this pressure wave spreads at high speed ...

Plants employ sophisticated signalling networks to detect and respond to biotic attack. Pattern recognition receptors at the cell surface perceive conserved microbial or damage-associated molecules, ...