As global temperatures continue to rise, extreme heatwaves pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity. Studies estimate that for every 1°C increase above pre-industrial levels, crop yields ...
A close-up of the maize shoot apical meristem, a pool of plant stem cells being studied by plant biologist Michael Scanlon as part of a $1.8 million 5-year continuing NSF grant. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
• In rice, the florigens Heading Date 3a (Hd3a) and Rice Flowering Locus T 1 (RFT1), OsFD-like basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors, and Gf14 proteins assemble into florigen ...
Unlike many animals, the adult body of a plant is not defined during embryogenesis. Instead, throughout their lifecycle, plants undergo a series of developmental changes that rely on the activity of ...