Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport. Researchers from ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique that has been utilized since ancient times to propagate ornamental and fruit trees, with its application extended to vegetable cultivation in recent decades.

Researchers have produced the most detailed map yet of how stem cells in the growing tip of a plant begin their journey to form the many cell types that shape flowers and stems. They identified 18 ...

Schematic model of PagKNAT5a-mediated xylem cell elongation and secondary cell wall formation. PagKNAT5a enhances longitudinal cell elongation in vascular tissues by modulating auxin accumulation.

The fourth phase of water has garnered increased attention within the scientific community due to its distinct properties that differentiate it from regular water. This unique state seems to arise ...

The potassium channel K 2P 2.1 shapes the morphology and function of brain endothelial cells via actin network remodeling Fig. 1: KNAT7 and FH11 regulate cell wall patterns in root metaxylem vessels.