In comparison with unvegetated soils, the presence of plants markedly affects the structure of soil microbial communities. Plant roots affect the physical, as well as chemical environment through the ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3869424 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3869424 Copy URL Adair, W.S., and Apt, K.E. (1990). Cell wall regeneration in Chlamydo¬ monas ...

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Researchers have uncovered the mechanics of how plant cell walls balance the strength and rigidity provided by cellulose with its ability to stretch and compress. This discovery helps explain how ...

Malathy Palayam, Aleczander Young, Lior Tal, and Nitzan Shabek at the UC Davis Department of Plant Biology are exploring the mechanism by which the plant hormone strigoractone regulates a massive ...

Farmers who understand how corn hybrid ear type and corn plant structure can work together are on the road to being able to make better hybrid selections for their fields, says Ken Ferrie, Farm ...

1. Analogous to the spread of non-native species, shifts in native species' ranges resulting from climate and land use change are also creating new combinations of species in many ecosystems. These ...

Madhura Niphadkar received funding from National Geographic Society for a section of her Doctoral research, which involved this work. This study forms a part of a chapter in her dissertation. Harini ...