
Landmark Photosynthesis Gene Discovery Boosts Plant Growth, Advances Crop Science
A novel gene, BOOSTER, enhances plants’ photosynthesis efficiency and productivity.
A novel gene, BOOSTER, enhances plants’ photosynthesis efficiency and productivity.
Spatial transcriptomics, combined with single-cell expression profiling, reveals new information on plant/arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions.
Leveraging a new genome annotation tool, researchers identified ‘talented’ microorganisms with genes for transforming polyphenols in peatlands.
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
The first application of High-Throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) Metagenome Sequencing to soil captures phage-host interactions at the time of sampling.
Study points to traits and genes in controlling the root microbiome of switchgrass, a biofuel feedstock and native North American prairie grass.
Using a novel combination of advanced research techniques, scientists show how the roots of various tropical plants react to harsh conditions.
Varieties of switchgrass with different numbers of genome copies use different strategies in adapting to changes in climate and location.
Researchers leverage viruses identified from worldwide environmental samples to expand knowledge of viral taxa and their role in tree microbiomes.
White-rot fungi use lignin from wood as a source of carbon.
Transcription of adjacent genes into a single RNA molecule is widespread in green algae, challenging understanding of gene expression in eukaryotes.
Elucidating the plant’s ability to tweak its defense response to specific pathogens.