Nature

Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...
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Plants and fertilisers as drivers of change in microbial community structure and function in soils

Plant and Soil, Vol. 232, No. 1/2, PROCEEDING OF THE MILLENNIUM CONFERENCE ON RHIZOSPHERE INTERACTIONS (May 2001), pp. 135-145 (11 pages) Here we report on a range of studies designed to understand ...
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Unlocked Enzyme Structure Shows How Strigolactone Hormone Controls Plant Growth

Malathy Palayam, Aleczander Young, Lior Tal, and Nitzan Shabek at the UC Davis Department of Plant Biology are exploring the mechanism by which the plant hormone strigoractone regulates a massive ...

Lignins' surprising order: Study finds complex plant molecules not so random after all

Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...
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DIGGING DEEPER – HOW SOIL BIOTA DRIVE AND RESPOND TO PLANT INVASIONS: Direct and indirect effects of native range expansion on soil microbial community structure and function

1. Analogous to the spread of non-native species, shifts in native species' ranges resulting from climate and land use change are also creating new combinations of species in many ecosystems. These ...