Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

How does a tiny molecule help shape the future of global food security? Researchers from the University of Tasmania have ...

We propose a role for the plant hormone auxin as an integrator of the activities of multiple plant hormones to control plant growth in response to the environment. Plants are sessile organisms and ...

University of Tasmania researchers have revealed auxin’s critical role in starch production for crops like rice and maize.

Auxin controls starch storage in seeds by boosting gene activity, energy, and sugar flow, playing a crucial role in food ...

In a stem, the cells on the shaded side contain more auxin and grow longer than the cells on the light side. This causes the stem to grow towards the light. It is vital to note that the plant does ...

However, certain bacteria can hack this system. Another key player in this evolutionary back-and-forth are plant hormones called auxins. Auxins are an important class of hormones that affect how ...

How does a tiny molecule help shape the future of global food security? Researchers from the University of Tasmania have ...

Just like phototropism, gravitropism is also caused by an unequal distribution of auxin. When a stem is placed horizontally, the bottom side contains more auxin and grows more - causing the stem ...