The most common auxin in nature is called Indole-3 acetic acid – IAA for short. In plants, IAA affects cells' length, plants' reaction to the direction of gravity, and the structure of roots. To ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) publishes original, refereed research on the molecular biology and molecular genetics of pathological, symbiotic, and associative interactions of ...

Plant–microbe interactions underpin a wide array of processes critical to sustainable agriculture. Beneficial microbial communities associated with plants can enhance nutrient acquisition, ...

To understand root-microbe interactions in detail, the researchers grew Arabidopsis thaliana and performed genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses on root segments as small as two ...

Understanding plant-soil interaction could lead to new ways to combat weeds Date: March 25, 2014 Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ...

Georgia Tech scientists and engineers are building a new DOE-funded instrument that captures 3D images of plant-microbe chemical reactions underground in an interdisciplinary effort to develop ...

URBANA, Ill. -- Using high-powered DNA-based tools, a recent study at the University of Illinois identified soil microbes that negatively affect ragweed and provided a new understanding of the ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be.

Plants encounter microbes all the time, in the air, water, and soil. Some cause disease, others are neutral, but a few microbes promote plant health and growth. Beneficial bacteria, called ...