A gene that regulates the development of roots in vascular plants is also involved in the organ development of liverworts—land plants so old they don't even have proper roots. The Kobe University ...

The role of calcium is well understood as a function of signaling between plants and symbiotic fungi that assist nitrogen fixation and phosphate uptake. Now a new study by researchers at the John ...

Plants acquire nitrogen predominantly as nitrate or ammonium, and the dynamic regulation of root growth to optimise nitrogen foraging is central to agricultural productivity and environmental ...

Biologists have discovered a cellular transporter that links two of the most powerful hormones in plant development -- auxin and cytokinin -- and shows how they regulate root initiation and ...

The length of root hairs, a critical determinant of a plant's absorption capacity, is dictated by a translational pulse of the transcription factor RSL4. The intensity and duration of this pulse ...

Soybeans and corn require a steady supply of phosphorus (P) for early seedling vigor, root development and stalk growth. The ...