Plant growth relies on hormone movement, directed by PIN proteins. New research shows SEC3A, part of the exocyst complex, is ...

When 200 natural accessions of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana grown in a nitrate-enriched medium were compared, one ...

The dynamic change in root growth of plants plays an important role in their adjustment to soil conditions. Depending on the location, nutrients or moisture can be found in higher or lower soil layers ...

Phytohormones affect differentiation and growth of plant cells causing permanent, irreversible changes in the activities of cells. In contrast to animals — where a hormone often acts quite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Propagating new plants by taking cuttings from your current favorites is always a fun endeavor — until they fail to root. So, to ...

Plant roots rely on local production of a key hormone that controls many aspects of development and response to environmental changes, according to new research from North Carolina State University.

Researchers from the University of Oxford, Nanjing Agricultural University, and Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (Chinese Academy of Sciences) have finally identified the master ...