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Plants that shut out bacterial invaders
15 February 2012, 6:23 am
I have a soft-spot for plant biology. In my final year at university, having exhausted all of the bacteria-related biochemistry lectures, I took a bacteria-related lecture course with the plants department. It was a smaller department, and seemed a lot friendlier and nicer. Also the biscuits in the tea-room were cheaper. So I do like to write about plants every now and again, and it isn’t a very ...
Steroids control gas exchange in plants
5 February 2012, 12:11 pm
Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata on the surfaces of leaves. As the key conduits for CO2 uptake and water evaporation, stomata are critical for both our climate and plant productivity. Thus, not surprisingly, the total number and distribution of stomata are strictly regulated by plants to optimize ...
Barley adapts to climate change
25 January 2012, 9:16 am
( Elhuyar Fundazioa ) The upsurge in droughts is one of the main consequences of climate change, and affects crops in particular. However, Anabel Robredo, a biologist at the University of the Basque Country, has confirmed that in the case of barley at least, climate change itself is providing it with self-defense mechanisms to tackle a lack of water.
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Plants that shut out bacterial invaders - Scientific American
14 February 2012, 5:54 pm
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stomatal opening is only one factor in the antibacterial plant response, the researchers then explored whether LecRK-V.5 was affecting any other responses. The main one being the production of dangerous Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS ...
Grass pea 'silver bullet' for drought and waterlogging - PhysOrg
14 February 2012, 6:41 am
Dr. Gusmao’s study revealed that under moderate water deficit, Ceora avoids dehydration through a reduction in green leaf area and
stomatal conductance. This enables the plants to maintain the water status and photosynthesis of the remaining ...
Steroids control gas exchange in plants - Terra Daily
7 February 2012, 6:31 pm
Wang, lead author Kim and their colleagues Marta Michniewicz and Bergmann set out to determine brassinosteroid's role in
stomatal development. They found that mutant plants that are brassinosteroid deficient, or lack sensitivity to brassinosteroids ...
