Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...

Abstract. Each of the 4 different cytokinin (CK) base forms, trans-zeatin (tZ), isopentenyladenine (iP), dihydrozeatin (DHZ), and cis-zeatin (cZ) has disti

Polyamines are ubiquitously present in all living organisms. In plants, together with phytohormone ethylene, their metabolism plays a crucial role in …

We present an overview of how fluorescence-activated sorting enhances plant organelle isolation, showcasing its advantages, recent achievements, and future

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Christine Faulkner, John Innes Centre (UK).

Plant ERAD machinery governs the turnover of auxin transporters involved in developmental and stress responses.

Apical hook development is an ideal model for studying differential growth in plants and is controlled by complex phytohormonal crosstalk, with aux...

Two research consortia, including SLCU's Professor Henrik Jönsson and Dr Alexander Jones, have been awarded prestigious ERC Synergy Grants to investigate fundamental aspects of plant development from ...

Prof Ondřej Novák from the Palacký University Olomouc Faculty of Science and the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences has succeeded in a demanding international competitio...

Unlocking the Secrets of Plant Growth

A research consortium led by Stéphanie Robert from SLU has been awarded a prestigious Synergy Grant from the European Research Council. Four researchers with different expertise will tackle the fundam...