The field of plant science has long been intrigued by the adaptive responses of roots to environmental cues. Due to their ...

In soil, nitrogen (N), an essential macronutrient for plant growth, exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity. This necessitates plants to grapple with a complex array of environmental conditions in ...

Plants adapt to their nutritional needs by modifying the permeability of their roots through the production or degradation of a cork-like layer called suberin. By studying the regulation of this ...

The confocal microscope was used to determine the pH of the leaf apoplast and the pH of micro volumes of xylem sap. We quantified variation in leaf apoplast and sap pH in relation to changes in ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...