In addition to replenishing lost fluids, coconut water offers a unique mix of essential nutrients that contribute to the ...

IF you live by the sea, you’d think nothing of dragging back a bucket of bladder wrack from the beach to use as mulch on your ...

A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been ...

Absorption and excessive accumulation of salts can also be related to the capacity and/or function of cytokinins to facilitate the absorption of nutrients by the plant (Taiz et al., 2015). Auxins and ...

The laboratory work was developed in the Plant Physiology Laboratory of the Department of Biological Sciences (3°59’14.2 “S 79°11’52.5 “W) of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.

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Root architecture is an important agronomic trait that plays an essential role in water uptake, soil compactions, nutrient recycling, plant–microbe interactions, and hormone-mediated signaling ...

Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) irreversibly degrades cytokinin, regulates growth and development, and helps plants to respond to environmental stress. Although the CKX gene has been well ...