Nobody wants a juicy tomato without taste. One of the contributors to that taste are the volatile compounds from the tomato. But how the tomato regulates their production was not clear. Now a group of Korean researchers found out that losing a single gene that regulates the degradation of chloroplasts also influences the production of volatile molecules.
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Eavesdropping vs conscious warning
Plants warn neighbouring plants against attach, don’t they? A new study shows that plants might not be as altruistic as we think.
Receiver discovered
Receiver discovered Plants use volatile compounds for communication. Lots is known about how these compounds are made and distributed. But how plants recognise these volatile compounds remained a mystery for a long time. Now American researchers have discovered one of these volatile receivers. That the receivers of volatile compounds in plants remained for a longContinue reading “Receiver discovered”
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