Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, have developed and tested a new class of fluorescent probes that enable ...

The cellular life inside a plant is as vibrant as the blossom. In each plant tissue—from root tip to leaf tip—there are hundreds of cell types that relay information about functional needs and ...

Pomegranate has long been celebrated as a superfruit, packed with antioxidants and compounds linked to a remarkable range of ...

Private sector entrepreneurs and non-government organisations (NGOs) have set up only five modern tissue culture laboratories in the last few years.This was disclosed at a seminar on 'Application of ...

A research team has discovered a new tissue in plants that plays an essential role in seed formation by regulating the flow of nutrients into the seed. The team used their findings to increase the ...

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub., a leguminous tree of high ecological, medicinal and socio-economic importance, suffers from poor seed viability, dormancy and unreliable vegetative propagation, which ...

Plant tissue tests complement soil tests to help producers fine-tune their fertility programs, which is especially important in the wake of higher fertilizer prices and low commodity prices. The tests ...

A mutant seedling revealed how plant tissues scatter incoming light, allowing plants to sense its direction and move toward it. On a shelf lined with terra cotta pots, herbs bend their stems toward ...