In a similar way, the branching of axons and dendrites from neurons also obeys local growth principles. This study relates to a field called plant neurobiology, mentioned at the end of the paper.

discovering some fundamental principles of plant biology and growth. A multi-investigator effort led by scientists from the Salk Institute is reporting new findings about the plant's genome that ...

THE need for methods of plant protection arises because, when plants are grown close together as a crop under favourable growth conditions, far greater opportunity is provided for the spread of pests.

Integrative biologists now present how it is possible to engineer the plant soil microbiome to improve plant growth ... then gauge whether any of these principles can be applied to outdoor ...

In this Review we have emphasized common principles of growth control in different organs of A. thaliana plants. Active growth zones seem to be maintained and limited by different ratios of ...

New technology may enable farmers to keep plants safe from pests while not compromising growth This discovery could have significant implications for crop productivity. Salicylic acid-based ...