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Flexible cell walls

A new study shows that cell wall flexibility determines how plant cells react to damaged neighbours.

New state of immunity

A new study shows that during an infection plant cells can reprogram themselves into immune cells

Extra auxin against stress Microbes like, Pseudomonas, give plants a helping hand in stress situations. For a long time it was unknown how they do this. Now a team of international researchers show in Microbial Biotechnology how Pseudomonas this does. Plants colonised by beneficial microbes perform better than their non-colonised neighbours in stress situations. TheContinue reading “Extra auxin against stress”

Green on green

Green on green Colourful flowers stand out between the greenery. There are, however, green flowers. Now Spanish and American researchers show in Annals of Botany that those do stand out, at least for bees and flies. ‘A green flower is not noticed, and is pollinated by wind.’ That was long the believe. But there areContinue reading “Green on green”