WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to ...

For years scientists have wondered how the desert rhubarb manages to grow leaves that reach a diameter of up to one meter while other desert plant species typically have small and spiky leaves. Now, ...

In most cases, a herbicide must traverse the cell wall, the plasma membrane, and organellar membranes of a plant cell to reach its site of action where accumulation causes phytotoxicity. The ...

TO solve the problem of the mechanism of the JL absorption of electrolytes by the plant cell, we need accurate knowledge of what goes on inside the cell. This cannot be obtained with cells of ordinary ...

Silica dissolves in water to a small extent and below pH7 exists in solution essentially in a non-polar form. In this respect it contrasts with nutrient cations and anions and a study of its uptake by ...