Shredding dead cells for protection Interestingly microbes are not colonising the root tip. Now researchers show in eLife that is because the tip protecting root cap is actively shredding death cells. Microbes are actively colonising plant roots. Except the growth centre containing tip of the root, which stays free of microbes. The root tip isContinue reading “Shredding dead cells for protection”
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Loaded defence
Loaded defence Using an electric current to prevent infections. It sounds strange, but that it works show researchers from England in Scientific Reports. There is not much that works against infections of Phytophthora palmivora, an oomycete pathogen. But so discovered the researchers, when exposed to an electric field the oomycete swim towards the positive electrodeContinue reading “Loaded defence”
Skewing roots
Skewing roots Sometimes a study takes a different route than expected. Like the just in New Phytologist published study about phosphate and root skewing, that started as study towards tropism. Tropism is the actively growing towards or away from a source. The clearest you see this for plants in relation to gravity. Place them onContinue reading “Skewing roots”
Secret code
Secret code Sometimes old findings appear to be not completely correct. That was what a team of international researchers led by Christian Hardtke found out when they studied the brassinosteriods receptors more closely. Brassinosteroids are one of the plant hormones that have a hand in about everything that has to do with growth and development.Continue reading “Secret code”
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