Serrated leaves Ever asked yourself the question why the leaves of young plants have a different shape from those of mature plants? In a preprint German researchers now show that this is due to the fact that the protein SPL9 withdraws from the tip of the leaf. While young leaves often have a round orContinue reading “Serrated leaves”
Category Archives: Development
Jumping genes for efficiency
Jumping genes for efficiency At the moment there is no efficient way to precisely insert large chunks of DNA in a plants genome. Now American researchers show a way in Nature that is ten times as efficient than current methods. Sometimes you like to insert a gene in order to find out what it does.Continue reading “Jumping genes for efficiency”
Hormonal influence on root growth
Hormonal influence on root growth For a plant a good set of roots is of great importance. Not surprising, lots of hormones have a stake in organizing this. Now a group of international researchers show that one of those hormones, cytokinin, is regulating the production of another, ethylene. A plant regulates the growth of itsContinue reading “Hormonal influence on root growth”
Twilight
Twilight Twilight, the period between day and night. The duration of twilight influences the growth and flowering of plants. That, are Canadian and Belgian researchers now showing in Scientific Reports. The influence of twilight on plants was up to date not really studied. For a long time it was difficult to reproduce twilight light conditionsContinue reading “Twilight”
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