News articles tagged with 'auxin'
University of Missouri researcher study provides insight into how corn makes hormones
— 8 Mar 2011 14:14 | BiologyIt's a corn plant only a geneticist could love, but an MU researcher has found a way to help scientists love it…
Plant growth hormones: Antagonists cooperate
— 25 Jun 2010 11:11 | BiologyThe two most important growth hormones of plants, so far considered antagonists, also work synergistically. The activities of auxin and cytokinin, key molecules for plant growth and…
Getting to the root of nutrient sensing
— 15 Jun 2010 03:29 | BiologyNew research published by Cell Press in the June 15th issue of the journal Developmental Cell, reveals how plants modify their root architecture based on nutrient availability in the…
Explaining why pruning encourages plants to thrive
— 22 Sep 2009 13:30 | BiologyScientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant's growth principally because it was there first, rather than due to its position at the top of the plant…
At long last, how plants make eggs
— 5 Jun 2009 18:07 | BiologyA long-standing mystery surrounding a fundamental process in plant biology has been solved by a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis…
Understanding natural crop defences
— 1 Mar 2009 14:20 | BiologyEver since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma: use limited resources to out-compete their neighbours for light to grow, or, invest directly…
Combating infection of crops by nematodes is soon to improve
— 22 Jan 2009 15:48 | BiologyNematodes are small worms. Some species are plant-parasitic and infect plants including important agricultural crops. The typical symptoms of a nematode-infection are withering, seriously…
More food at lower cost
— 15 Dec 2008 15:28 | BiologyIn the face of climate change, being able to increase crop yields by enabling plants to take up nutrients and water more efficiently becomes increasingly important, as fertiliser and…
Scientists unveil mechanism for 'up and down' in plants
— 29 Oct 2008 14:54 | BiologyIt is known for a long time that the plant hormone auxin is transmitted from the top to the bottom of a plant, and that the local concentration of auxin is important for the growth…
Researchers find an essential gene for forming ears of corn
— 8 Oct 2008 05:02 | BiologyCold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) professor David Jackson, Ph.D., and a team of plant geneticists have identified a gene essential in controlling development of the maize plant,…