Thies Gülck,Birger Lindberg Møller
Thies Gülck
Phytocannabinoids are bioactive natural products found in some flowering plants, liverworts, and fungi that can be beneficial for the treatment of human ailments such as pain, anxiety, and cachexia. Targeted biosynthesis of cannabinoids wit...
Weeds: Against the Rules? [0.03%]
杂草：规则之外？
Lucie Mahaut,Pierre-Olivier Cheptou,Guillaume Fried et al.
Lucie Mahaut et al.
Establishing laws of plant and ecosystems functioning has been an overarching objective of functional and evolutionary ecology. However, most theories neglect the role of human activities in creating novel ecosystems characterized by specie...
Rebecca A Dewhirst,Jenny C Mortimer,Kolby J Jardine
Rebecca A Dewhirst
Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics are strongly modified by stresses associated with climate change, impacting plant growth and development, mortality, and ecological succession. Here we highlight the potential role of plant cell wall esters to...
Wei Guo,Limiao Chen,Luis Herrera-Estrella et al.
Wei Guo et al.
High-stress resistance and yield are major goals in crop cultivation, which can be addressed by modifying plant architecture. Significant progress has been made in recent years to understand how plant architecture is controlled under variou...
Bo Li
Bo Li
The arabidopsis paired RRS1/RPS4 immune receptor complex has an essential role in resistance against several pathogens. A recent study by Guo et al. found that specific phosphorylation of RRS1-R reconfigures the complex, thereby activating ...
Xiangpei Kong,Lahong Xu,Pierce Jamieson
Xiangpei Kong
Although calcium (Ca2+) elevation triggered by abiotic and biotic stimuli has long been a documented phenomenon in plants, the mechanism underlying the control of Ca2+ spikes remains elusive. Recent progress, reported by Tian et al., Wang e...
Hongwei Liu,Laura E Brettell,Brajesh Singh
Hongwei Liu
The phyllosphere harbors diverse microbial communities that influence ecosystem functioning. Emerging evidence suggests that plants impaired in genetic networks harbor an altered microbiome and develop dysbiosis in the phyllosphere, which p...
Yosef Fichman,Ron Mittler
Yosef Fichman
Malleshaiah SharathKumar,Ep Heuvelink,Leo F M Marcelis
Malleshaiah SharathKumar
Vertical farming (VF) is a novel plant production system that allows local production of high-quality fruits and vegetables for rapidly growing cities. VF offers a myriad of opportunities to move from genetic to environmental modification a...