In plants and animals, the NLR family of receptors perceives non-self and modified-self molecules inside host cells and mediates innate immune responses to microbial pathogens. Despite their similar ...

Scientists are conducting extensive research on developing metal-based and carbon-based nanomaterials to improve plant growth and development. Nanomaterials can be used as promising tools to deliver ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

As the global population rises, estimated to hit nearly 10 billion by 2050, so does the need to boost crop yields and produce enough plant material for both food and sustainable alternative fuels. To ...

A research group led by Dr. Ryushiro Kasahara has discovered a new plant tissue essential for seed formation, which will be ...

Taking genetic engineering to the next level, researchers are creating modular, programmable genetic circuits that control specific plant functions. In electronics, even the most advanced computer is ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed dissolving microneedle patches that deliver living ...

Two parasitic plants in a new study are losing genes related to photosynthesis and other plant functions as they continue their food-sucking habits. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 21, 2023 11:00 AM EDT ...

Turning ordinary houseplants into sustainable, glowing lamps may soon become a reality, thanks to groundbreaking research by scientists at MIT. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into plant leaves ...

When a nutrient registers a mere 0.5 ppm to 2.0 ppm on most soil tests, farmers might not give it much notice. But plants do because power-punching boron helps make possible a laundry list of critical ...