Chloroplasts are plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process. By doing so, they sustain life on Earth. Chloroplasts also ...

A study published in the journal Nature Communications explores the origin of chloroplasts, the plastids that allow plants to extract carbon from the atmosphere to build their own structures and ...

Study offers insight into chloroplast evolution Ancient organelles likely originated as energy-producers but later switched to carbon-assimilation Date: December 10, 2024 Source: University of ...

Plants are subjected to a wide range of abiotic stresses, such as heat, cold, drought, salinity, flooding, and heavy metals. Generally, abiotic stresses have adverse impacts on plant growth and ...

Genomic content of wheat has a higher influence than plant domestication status on the ability to interact with Pseudomonas plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.