Interesting facts on plant behavior. They are equipped to adapt to environmental situations and stressors just like humans. They also respond to tactile stimulation, but do plants actually have feelings?
Recurrent spells of droughts are more common than a single drought, with intermittent moist recovery intervals. While the detrimental effects of the first drought on plant structure and physiology are unavoidable, if survived, plants can memorize the first drought to present a more robust response to...
1996. Drought perception by plants - Do cells of droughted plants experience water stress? Plant Growth Regulation 20: 93-104.TARDIEU, F. 1996. Drought perception by plants do cells of droughted plants experience water stress? Plant Growth Regulation, 20:93-104....
How do plant cells differ from animal cells? What cell makes the meristem regions of plants? How does cell division differ between animal and plant cells? What is the difference between T-cells and B-cells in general? Do molecules and cells both have a nucleus? Schwann cells are functio...
Plants, however, lack specialized mobile immune cells. Instead, every plant cell is thought to be capable of launching an effective immune response. So how do plants achieve specific, self-tolerant immunity and establish immune memory? Recent developments point towards a multilayered plant innate ...
These organelles originated more than a billion years ago as single-celled organisms that were swallowed by larger cells. Since then the mitochondrial genome has shrunk, with many genes migrating to the cell nucleus. But that makes it all the more puzzling that mitochondria have retained any ...
Thin-film cells use less material than monocrystalline panels, so they may have a lower life-cycle ecological impact. Some thin-film systems can reach efficiencies of 47% by using multiple types of photoreactive materials, a little bit like how plants use different photopigments to catch differen...
All three types of photoelectric cell can detect light or convert it into electricity, but in practice they have quite different uses.Power producersLike miniature power plants, photovoltaic cells are designed to produce steady supplies of useful, electric power. From small solar cells on electronic...
Furthermore, it is known that microorganisms can produce the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, which serves as a regulator for ethylene concentrations in plants [23]. When exposed to unfavorable conditions, plants produce ethylene, a plant stress hormone that can have harmful...
Simultaneously, in the case of proliferating cells, DDR leads to cell cycle arrest, through control checkpoints, for as long as the DNA is not repaired. Various genotoxic agents causing different DNA lesions have been used to study DDR in plants. It is well known that distinct DNA repair ...