How do plants fight major root diseases?

The study uncovers novel mechanisms underlying plant immunity.

Study deciphers the biosynthetic pathway of the antidepressant orcinol glucoside

Scientists also engineered the production of orcinol glucoside in the biotech-friendly yeast.

Plants can sense when something touches them and stops

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go.

Pitcher plants produce different odors to attract specific groups of prey

It's time to wake up and smell the pitcher plants.

Turning tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones

Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides.

Nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants

Leaf-litter ants are declining in Florida, increasing in nonnative ants.

Earlier crop plants were easier to “tame”

Crop progenitors show remarkable variability in critical features affected by domestication.

Smartphone plant identification apps may not be accurate enough to be relied on

A repeatable scoring system for assessing Smartphone applications ability to identify herbaceous plants.

Soil nutrients affect the attractiveness of plants to bees from the ground up

Soil nutrition affects floral traits, pollinator attraction & cucumber fitness.

Plants emit sounds, especially when they are stressed

Tel Aviv University researchers recorded and analyzed plant sounds.

Scientists discovered a key factor through which plants respond to temperature

The tiny key to a major goal: maximizing crop growth.

Mussels and other aquatic animals protect coastal ecosystems

Mollusks help sustain salt marshes in the face of climate change.

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