Plant hormones play a major role in plant growth ... two-component receptors localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ethylene) or plasma membrane (cytokinins), and novel receptors of different ...

But how cell division is controlled is poorly understood. Professor Simon Turner and Dr Peter Etchells from the Faculty of Life Sciences carried out a number of experiments using the gaseous plant ...

(It was the ethylene gas in the wood smoke ... to the long-named chemicals which agricultural scientists call plant hormones (e.g., alpha-naphthalene-acetic-acid). Most plant hormones are ...

That’s thanks in part to suberin, an abundant tissue in plant roots that locks away carbon and ... this study pivoted to look at another hormone, ethylene, and its potential role in root architecture.

In cooler, drier storage areas, potatoes can remain dormant for several months before sprouting, but most kitchen cabinets ...