Plant biologists have developed a method for growing transgenic and gene-edited plants that cuts the slow and expensive process down from months to weeks. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, optimizing culture conditions can be laborious. Now ...

Synthetic seed technology represents a significant biotechnological advancement in plant science, enabling the encapsulation of explants—such as nodal segments, shoot tips or embryos—in a gelling ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As many amateur gardeners can attest, some plant’s abilities to ...

MicroRNA396 has been identified as a negative regulator of shoot regeneration in tomatoes, unlocking possibilities for plant genetic engineering. Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of ...

Osaka, Japan – Plants have an impressive ability to regenerate damaged tissues, but how they do it is not fully understood. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered the mechanisms involved in this ...

Peptide REF1 is a local wound signal promoting plant regeneration. Credit: IGDB In a study published in Cell on May 22, researchers led by Prof. Li Chuanyou from the Institute of Genetics and ...

After injury, plants make a trade-off between repairing damaged tissue and ramping up their defenses, according to a new study. Understanding how plants regulate these responses enabled the ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 21, No. 4, SPECIAL ISSUE ON TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATION AND VALIDATION OF PLANT CRYOPRESERVATION (2007), pp. 219-224 (6 pages) The effect of phytohormone ...

Conventional plant regeneration techniques require the application of plant growth regulators, like hormones, which can be species-specific and laborious. In a new study, researchers have developed a ...