More insight into the process could improve crop productivity WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, ...

In a major breakthrough, a team at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) found a new way to acccelerate plant bioengineering using robots. Researchers deployed a ...

Plant cell biology is the study of all aspects of plant cells. It is particularly concerned with structure, growth, division, signalling, differentiation and death of plant cells. By inducible and ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

As the global population grows, the demand for food and energy is increasing even as extreme weather events make crops more vulnerable to stress ...

Sea slugs, such as Elysia chlorotica, are small marine creatures that produce energy from sunlight - just like plants.

A Treatise. Edited by F. C. Steward. Vol. 1A: Cellular Organization and Respiration. Pp. xxvii + 331. (New York: Academic Press, Inc.; London: Academic Press, Inc ...

Opaque solar cells are known to induce shade avoidance syndrome in plants. This can cause morphological adaptations, including changes in chlorophyll content and an increased leaf area, as well as a ...

The study analyzed over 3,000 reports on the impact of microplastics on plant photosynthesis in a variety of ecosystems around the world. The National Ocean Service defines microplastics as tiny ...

Global patterns in seed plant distribution over millions of years International research team investigates how environment and barriers to dispersal shape biodiversity Date: March 28, 2025 Source: ...

Extracts made from parts of the cashew plant that are usually thrown away when the nuts are processed commercially were found to significantly limit the development of fat cells and the ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential structures responsible for the photosynthesis ... in the cell nucleus to ...