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Researchers find long awaited key to creating drought resistant crops

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have determined precisely how the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) works at the molecular level to help plants respond to environmental stresses such as drought and cold. ...


Scientists reveal secrets of drought resistance

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A team of biologists in California led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego has solved the structure of a critical molecule that helps plants survive during droughts. ...


Explaining why pruning encourages plants to thrive

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant's growth principally because it was there first, rather than due to its position at the top of the plant.


Conflict between plant and animal hormones in the insect gut?

Conflict between plant and animal hormones in the insect gut?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cis-OPDA (12-oxophytodienoic acid) is a highly reactive plant hormone which simultaneously serves as a precursor molecule of the metabolic "master switch" jasmonic acid. Both signal herbivory in leaves and ...


Scientists develop high-yield deep water rice

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding.


At long last, how plants make eggs

At Long Last, How Plants Make Eggs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-standing mystery surrounding a fundamental process in plant biology has been solved by a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis.


Researcher identifies genetic pathway responsible for much of plant growth

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered a previously unknown pathway in plant cells that regulates plant growth.


Possible new hope for crops battling parasitic infection

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created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists from Ghent University and VIB (The Flemisch Institute for Biotechnology) have demonstrated how nematodes, also known as roundworms, manipulate the transport of the plant hormone auxin in order to force the plant ...