Discovering the relationship between two plant hormones could lead to crops needing less water and being more ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...

The research got the thrust after the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology and Indian Space ...

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 ...

I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

How does a tiny molecule help shape the future of global food security? Researchers from the University of Tasmania have provided new insights into auxin, a master plant hormone, and its vital role in ...

Researchers from the University of Tasmania have provided new insights into auxin, a master plant hormone, and its vital role in starch production—the powerhouse of the world's most important crops.

Auxin, a crucial plant hormone, plays a pivotal role in regulating various aspects of rice growth and development, including cell elongation, root formation, and responses to environmental stimuli.