Researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce a hormone that travels from the leaves to the roots to stimulate the uptake of nitrogen from the soil. This hormone is produced in the leaves…
Isabel12/05/2020
In a way, plants are energy wasters: in order to protect themselves from excessive electron transport, they continuously quench light energy and don’t use it for photosynthesis and biomass production. A mutation can make them work more efficiently. To this…
Isabel08/05/2020
A group of scientists from Sechenov University, Russia, and La Trobe University, Australia, have developed a fast and cost-effective method of detecting and identifying bioactive compounds in complex samples such as plant extracts. They successfully applied the method to examine…
Isabel07/05/2020
Researchers working on molecular-level responses in crops have taken a step closer to their goal of producing heat-tolerant wheat Smart thermostats tell air conditioners to switch on when the sun is bearing down in the summer and when to shut…
Isabel06/05/2020
Researchers show that the wallflower is an excellent model plant for discovering new cardenolides that could be used to treat heart disease and cancer.
Isabel05/05/2020