In comparison with unvegetated soils, the presence of plants markedly affects the structure of soil microbial communities. Plant roots affect the physical, as well as chemical environment through the ...
New discoveries about tiny genetic components called microRNAs explain why plant leaves are flat. The study may be a first step, researchers say, in revolutionizing our understanding of how plants ...
Heterogeneity in the polysaccharide constituents of plant cell walls has been recognized since the earliest chemical analyses of isolated wall preparations. Clear and dramatic differences in average ...