"But the unique structures formed by 'xylem tracheary element' cells often fail to develop properly in these mutant plants, which causes the cells to collapse and ultimately reduces plant growth ...

Specialised plant cells include root hair cells, palisade cells, xylem cells and phloem cells. Just like animals, plants are made of tiny little cells. Like animal cells, basic plant cells have a ...

Xylem conduits begin as a series of living ... which are outgrowths produced by living plant cells surrounding a vessel to seal it off after wounding or pathogen invasion (Figure 8).

The xylem of the plant stem performs several important functions. Elucidating the coordination or trade-offs between xylem ...

"By using this microbial cell factory, you can bypass extracting tons of xylem sap and thus destroying dozens of trees to discover the molecules important for the physiology of plants," said Li.

While K is a known essential element, very little is known about silicon until recently and its effect on plant growth. Our ...

By co-culturing E. coli and Baker's yeast, scientists have a way to manufacture large quantities of plant molecules for ...

Vascular cambium produces xylem (wood ... phellem (cork), they provide thickness to plant organs. We combine lineage tracing and microscopy with molecular genetics to understand growth dynamics of the ...