The establishment of a mature root system is achieved through repetitive branching of the primary root. This process—called lateral root formation—is initiated deep within the primary root from a ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 468, No. 1/2 (November 2021), pp. 475-489 (15 pages) Aims Laser micromanipulation such as dissection or optical trapping enables remote physical modification of the activity of ...

Plant species vary greatly in how efficiently they convert sunlight into organic matter, how fast they reproduce, how much nutrients and water they need, how much carbon they store, or how fast their ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 53, No. 367 (February 2002), pp. 297-302 (6 pages) The xylem of first internode of runner bean and of previously etiolated maize mesocotyl segments was perfused ...

What do frog eggs have in common with 'anti-aging' creams? Their success depends on a group of chemical compounds called retinoids, which are capable of generating and re-generating tissues. A new ...

Trees are often viewed as individuals that compete with one another for access to limited resources. But could trees in stressed environments actually benefit from positive, facultative interactions?