Leaf vasculature plays a pivotal role in nutrient transport and leaf morphology. A new study in Brassica rapa reveals the ...

Anyone who’s peeled a banana has certainly encountered this unpleasantness. But what do we even know about these things? If the term “phloem” sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you were ...

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Background Various species of selenium (Se) can be radicularly or foliarly absorbed by plants. However, differences of these species in uptake and transport via the xylem or phloem remain unclear.

This review highlights the roles of phloem in the long-distance transport and accumulation of As in rice plants, facilitating the formulation of new strategies to reduce the grain As content. Rice is ...

Maize kernels are complex biological systems composed of three genetic sources, namely maternal tissues, progeny embryos, and progeny endosperms. The lack of gene expression profiles with spatial ...

Cities in low- and middle-income countries have a narrow window of opportunity to chart a new path to low-carbon, efficient, and inclusive urban transport. A World Bank report provides practical ...

Researchers led by Núria Sánchez-Coll, CSIC researcher at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), have characterized for the first time the function of AtMC3, a protein of the ...

Christian Brand receives funding from UK Research and Innovation via the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions, the UK Energy Research Centre and the Innovative Light ELEctric Vehicles for ...

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Faithful followers of this space may remember that way back in December we revealed the names of about 20 items that most people probably thought did not have names. Do you recall our discussion of ...