The findings are published in the journal The Plant Cell. Plants can perceive light and heat via so-called phytochromes and use these pigments to trigger vital reactions such as growth.
Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat. But scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this 'sweating' function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details ...
Yet, microbiome function and the importance of the plant’s microbiome in the context of human and plant health are largely unexplored. Comparable ... The study of plant-microbe associations by new ...
In Stockholm’s Hammarbyverket plant, which is by some measures the world’s largest heat-pump plant, each of the seven electric-powered heat pumps is the size of a two-story house. On the day I ...