the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of metal mobilizing agents, ethelynediaminetetraacetic acid (edta) and salicylic acid (sa), on the accumulation and translocation of lead (pb) and nickel (ni) by fenugreek ( trigonellafoenum-graecum l . ) plants in contaminated soil. edta and sa were amended at 100 mm and 1.0 mm respectively. pb and ni content were estimated using ic...

The plant hormone auxin is central in patterning diverse plant tissues. The direction of auxin flow and the distribution of auxin within tissues are regulated by auxin efflux transporters that are polarly localized in cells. Feedback regulation between auxin and its transporters establishes homeostatic patterns of auxin accumulation but allows dynamic repatterning in response to developmental o...

Here, we report a method for high-sensitivity fluorescence imaging of iron, which demonstrates the abundance and distribution of iron in plant tissues more precisely than conventional histochemical staining procedures. The fluorescence turn-on method is rapid (<20 min), inexpensive to set up, and expected to be readily applicable to any plant tissues.

Flavonoids represent one of the most important molecules of plant secondary metabolism, playing many different biochemical and physiological roles. Although their essential role in plant life and human health has been elucidated by many studies, their subcellular transport and accumulation in plant tissues remains unclear. This is due to the absence of a convenient and simple method to monitor ...

microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small RNAs, are important regulators of various developmental processes in both plants and animals. Several years ago, a report showed the detection of diet-derived plant miRNAs in mammalian tissues and their regulation of mammalian genes, challenging the traditional functions of plant miRNAs. Subsequently, multiple efforts have attempted to replicate these findin...

Plants have elaborate defensive machinery to protect against numerous pathogens and insects. Plant hormones function as modulators of defensive mechanisms to maintain plant resistance to natural enemies. Our recent study suggests that salicylic acid (SA) is the primary phytohormone regulating plant responses to Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection. Tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana Domin.) immune r...

Plant cells in tissues experience mechanical stress not only as a result of high turgor, but also through interaction with their neighbors. Cells can expand at different rates and in different directions from neighbors with which they share a cell wall. This in connection with specific tissue shapes and properties of the cell wall material can lead to intricate stress patterns throughout the ti...