Biology Botany

Discovery of a hypersensitive suicide germination stimulant.

Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered that the natural compounds found in two orchid species can effectively lighten skin and protect it from damage.

Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified the gene related to the greenish flower mutation in the Habenaria orchid.

Adding certain types of bacteria to soil could help protect plants against drought by activating a proton pump in root cells.

Although water is essential for plant growth, excessive amounts can waterlog and kill a plant. In South and Southeast Asia, where periodic flooding occurs during the rainy season, the water depth can reach several meters for many months.

Bacteria isolated from desert plants could provide the key to maintaining productive agriculture in arid regions.

Researchers discover gold nanoparticles in natural plant tissues.

Controlling plant pore openings for drought tolerance and delay in leaf withering

Researchers at University of Malaya, Malaysia, have unveiled the various potential of regionally available non-edible oil-bearing plants.

Researchers at Tohoku University have found that plants activate autophagy in their leaf cells to derive amino acids that are used for survival under energy-starved “hunger” conditions. The findings show that amino acid utilization in plants can be controlled by the manipulation of autophagy.

Researchers identify and synthesize a sugar chain critical for plant fertilization. They call it AMOR.

~ Solving the cocrystal structure of a pollen tube attractant and its receptor ~

Discovery of small molecules that increases the number of stomata on plant leaves

The molecular mechanism behind root regeneration after root cutting in plants has been discovered. A finding which could lead to the development of new methods for regulating plant growth in agriculture and horticulture.

Plants can reprogram their genetic material to mount a defensive response against pathogens, which may have applications for agriculture.

Scientists in Japan have designed a synthetic molecule that gives new insight into how a destructive weed might be detecting its host crops.

Biologists in Japan use the near-weightless environment on the International Space Station to study the influence of gravity on plant growth phenomena.