Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually, conditions like heat and drought lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as much. This ...

Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as ...

Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it's conditions like heat and drought that lead to this stress, and when they're stressed, plants might not grow as large or produce as ...

Dutch phytopathologists have shown that ethylene is vital for the protection of plants against bacteria and fungi. This is another function for the plant hormone already known to play a role in plant ...

Schematic diagram demonstrating ethylene-mediated positive and/or negative regulation of fruit growth in six crop species. In particular, the ethylene-mediated tomato and cucumber fruits’ growth ...

Martijn van Zanten, Tita Ritsema, Joanna K. Polko, Antonio Leon-Reyes, Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek, Frank F. Millenaar, Corné M. J. Pieterse and Anton J. M. Peeters Upward leaf movement (hyponastic ...

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million grant to Purdue University’s Gyeong Mee Yoon to research how plants acclimate to environmental stress. Her findings could have implications ...

Best known for its effects on fruit ripening and flower fading, the gaseous plant hormone ethylene shortens the shelf life of many fruits and plants by putting their physiology on fast-forward. In ...