Deep beneath the fields of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, seeds of the root-parasitic plant Phelipanche ramosa ...

In the quiet world of plant molecular biology, few questions are as consequential as how an ordinary leaf cell can be persuaded to abandon its identity and start life over again as an embryo. A new ...

Cells rely on complex signaling networks in which different molecular pathways communicate with one another. Small GTPases ...

Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions, does it its own way. Here, the phytochromes, the ...

Cinzia Bertea's scientific interests are mainly focused on basic and applied research related to physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plant responses to abiotic (drought, heat, salinity) ...

In agriculture, where resilience and genetic yield can determine whether a growing season succeeds or fails, scientific ...

Wolfgang Busch is a professor of biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, where he also serves as the executive director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative. He ...

Plants regulate their development with a distinct group of molecular players. ROP proteins, a group of plant-specific proteins, are known to control plant tissue formation. Now, Hugh Mulvey and Liam ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic transformation is a clear signal for us to reach for the ...