Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that ...

A new concept of kinetic modules in biochemical networks could revolutionize the understanding of how these networks function ...

As a plant grows, it is susceptible to a variety of risk factors. These can be organic — living organisms, diseases or ...

We have excellent teaching, research, and outreach programs in the areas of plant biology (cellular, genetics, genomics, microbial, molecular and physiology), agronomy (including pathology, soil ...

“PLANT physiology,” the author states in his preface, “finds its practical application in plant production. … It is somewhat strange, therefore, to find that as a separate course plant ...

Resistance to disease should mean a longer life, but researchers have found that a mutant protein that helps a plant fight ...

Plant physiology is an examination of plant function ranging in complexity from individual cells up to the whole plant. As relatively immobile organisms, plants must adapt to the prevailing ...

We will focus on photosynthesis, water relations and mineral nutrition. Both classical and molecular physiological techniques will be used to characterize plant responses to stress. 1. Chloroplast ...

plant anatomy and/or plant physiology. Soil science thesis research includes soil chemistry, soil fertility and management, soil physics, soil microbiology and biochemistry, soil and water quality and ...

The Plant Physiology Laboratory and plant growth facilities span 2,200 square feet and are located on the 11th floor of the CNRC. Under the direction of a USDA plant physiologist, this laboratory is ...