Generally when we consider the many plants around us, we imagine them efficiently using the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun via photosynthesis in their leaves — pulling carbon-dioxide from the ...

That plate of colorful vegetables, whole grains, and plant proteins looks like the picture of health. And in many ways, it is. But for some people, certain components in these seemingly virtuous foods ...

A new tool allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes occurring within the leaves, stems, and roots of a key citrus crop, the clementine. The big picture goal of this research is to improve ...

Integrated metabolic profiling reveals how tropical shrubs coordinate carbon resources to prioritise defence through nectar ...

Uncovering the mechanisms behind plant defense signaling can improve strategies to protect crops against disease.

In one of the hottest places on the planet, a modest desert shrub has quietly rewritten what scientists thought plants could ...

A recent study reveals a new dimension to the role of FA biosynthesis in plants by providing a direct link to the plant defense mechanism. That healthy salad you ate for lunch contains fatty acids -- ...

The metabolism of nucleotides in plants is a fundamental process underpinning growth, development and adaptive responses to environmental cues. Central to these processes are the de novo synthesis and ...