1. Ecologists have become increasingly aware that silicon uptake by plants, especially the Poaceae, can have beneficial effects on both plant growth and herbivore defence. The effects of silicon on ...

Legumes control the development of specialized root organs through the interplay of regulatory proteins whose activity depends on nitrogen levels in the soil, a finding that could inform efforts to ...

Tsukuba, Japan - Plants in the bean family (legumes) form nodules on their roots to take up nitrogen. Legumes will stop nodule production when nitrogen is plentiful (Figure 1), but precisely how ...