In the course of plant evolution, there is an obvious trend toward an increased complexity of plant bodies, as well as an increased sophistication of plant behavior and communication. Phenotypic plasticity of plants is based on the polar auxin transport machinery that is directly linked with plant sensory systems impinging on plant behavior and adaptive responses. Similar to the emergence and e...

Susan L.F. MEYER 1; , Robin N. HUETTEL 1;†, Xing Zhong LIU 2, Richard A. HUMBER 3, Jean JUBA 4 and James K. NITAO 1;‡ 1USDA, ARS Nematology Lab, Bldg 011A, Rm 165B, BARC-West, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350,USA 2Systematic Mycology and LichenologyLaboratory, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2714, Beijing 100080, China 3USDA, ARS Plant Protectio...

Circadian clocks have evolved to enhance adaptive physiology in the predictable, fluctuating environment caused by the rotation of the planet. Nutrient acquisition is central to plant growth performance and the nutrient demands of a plant change according to the time of day. Therefore, major aspects of nutrient homeostasis, including carbon assimilation and mineral uptake, are under circadian c...

Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 (O.A.H., J.E.S., L.V.K.); Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 (T.J.V.); Departamento de Genética Vegetal, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologica Agroalimentaries, Ctra. Cabrils s/n, 08348, Cabrils, Spain (A.J.M.); Institute of Natural Science, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul 139...

The field of soil fertility deals mainly with the mineral nutrition of plants in which both the supplying power of the soil and the ability of the plant to absorb nutrients, are of importance. The soil may be considered as. the rooting medium which provides water and mineral nutrients necessary for plant growth. Ionic equilibria play a fundamental role in fertility relationships because they go...

Aquaporins are channel proteins present in the plasma and intracellular membranes of plant cells, where they facilitate the transport of water and/or small neutral solutes (urea, boric acid, silicic acid) or gases (ammonia, carbon dioxide). Recent progress was made in understanding the molecular bases of aquaporin transport selectivity and gating. The present review examines how a wide range of...

Plant protein foods contribute approximately 65% of the per capita supply of protein on a worldwide basis and approximately 32% in the North American region. These sources of protein are discussed in relation to their amino acid content, human amino acid requirements, and dietary protein quality. Mixtures of plant proteins can serve as a complete and well-balanced source of amino acids for meet...

since the use of antibiotics in animal feeds has been banned, researches on alternative natural products that modulate ruminal fermentation have been intensified. natural compounds such as plant extracts have been considered to be replaced antibiotics as safe and sustainable alternatives. plant extracts especially essential oils and saponins have strong antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antiprotozo...