Plant tissue culture has emerged as a vital tool for the controlled production of secondary metabolites – bioactive compounds that are of paramount importance in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and ...
Effective hydrophobic barriers were essential for plants to survive on land, yet how these barriers became specialized across ...
Plant tissue culture involves cultivating plant cells, tissues, and organs in a nutrient-rich medium using controlled, aseptic techniques. 1 Since its inception in the early 20th century, plant tissue ...
A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.
Plants with more complex water transport structures are more resistant to drought conditions, making them more likely to survive and pass this characteristic on to their offspring. That’s the ...
The field of plant–microbe interactions has seen remarkable transformation with the recognition that plants harbour diverse microbial communities—including ...
Life on Earth relies upon an astonishingly short list of elements. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen compose the essential ...
Sylvia Mitchell (left) is Head of the Medicinal Plant Biotechnology Research Group in the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI; Mona, Jamaica). She founded this research ...
A groundbreaking study published in New Phytologist reveals new insights into the early evolution of plants, offering a glimpse into how they grew from small aquatic organisms into the towering giants ...