Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A cell-wall-degrading activity was solubilized from young cells and from mother cell walls of Chlorella fusca by treatment with LiCl. The ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 35, No. 155 (June 1984), pp. 859-868 (10 pages) An equation is derived expressing average turgor pressure of a leaf (ΨP) as a function of relative water content ...

The protein BICAT3 is one of the most important manganese distributors in plants. If defective, this can have devastating effects on a plant's growth; its leaves grow significantly smaller and it ...

A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå university, Sweden. They found that the transporter controls resistance to ...

Stanford, CA— Along with photosynthesis, the plant cell wall is one of the features that most set plants apart from animals. A structural molecule called cellulose is necessary for the manufacture of ...

New research has demonstrated that extracts from plant cell walls can be used to develop sustainable treatments to protect against crop diseases. Crop diseases can be completely devastating in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University study has mapped a complex series of pathways that control the shape of plant cells. The findings are an important step toward customizing how plants grow to ...