Plants use a complex self-regulating system to control immunity, with a newly discovered protein helping balance disease ...
The role of silicon (Si) in plant nutrition has garnered increasing interest, primarily due to its ability to attenuate damage caused by nutritional disorders. Silicon is a beneficial element for ...
How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants' defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Şuayb ...
Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism. Plant pests such as bacteria ...
The field of plant epigenetics is increasingly recognized for its crucial role in mediating plant responses to diverse environmental stressors intensified ...
I love plants. But when I hug a tree, does it love me back? Does it think about anything at all? I talked about your question with my friend Michael Knoblauch. He’s a plant scientist at Washington ...
The Penn Biology Department recently launched the Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center to research methods of enhancing plant performance in the face of climate change. Led by DiMaura Professor of ...
"The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is significantly increased upon abiotic stressors, inducing physiological responses to adapt to stress and regulate gene expression. Although many studies have ...