Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are crucial to plants and vice versa, but little is known about the factors linking the community structure of the two groups. We investigated the association ...

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Researchers have revealed the first atomic structures of the respiratory apparatus that plants use to generate energy. Researchers have revealed the first atomic structures of the respiratory ...

The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell walls has been revealed, with potentially wide-ranging applications ranging from nutrition and health to agriculture. Researchers from The ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

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 ...

Plants with more complex water transport structures are more resistant to drought conditions, making them more likely to survive and pass this characteristic on to their offspring. That’s the ...

UC Davis plant biologists have resolved the structure of proteins vital to energy production in mung beans. Understanding these proteins gives insight into basic plant biology, stress responses, and ...

Environmental pollutants such as ozone can damage the internal structure of plants and impair their growth and productivity.

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