Scientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant's growth principally because it was there first, rather than due to its position at the top of the plant. The discovery helps explain why ...

Increased levels of the hormone auxin usually promote cell growth in various plant tissues. Researchers have now shown that in special areas of the seedling, increased auxin levels trigger a different ...

In this study, we used transcriptomic data to screen the auxin response factor gene family in the peels of wax apple at different stages of fruit development, in which fourteen auxin response factor ...

Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and downwards towards gravity—a process called gravitropism—even after encountering obstacles in soil. Root gravitropism, which ...

An international research team investigated the genetic regulation of stem cell division in plant stems. During their investigations, they revealed that the key gene coordinating stem cells, WOX4, is ...

Auxin is a simple yet powerful hormone which, depending on where it accumulates, controls a large number of growth mechanisms in plants. Dolf Weijers, Professor in Biochemistry of Plant Development at ...

New research shows that the widely used betalain-based RUBY reporter disrupts hormone and amino acid homeostasis in Arabidopsis, impairing growth, flowering, and root development.