SAN DIEGO — A recent study is signaling to scientists that controlling the growth direction of a plant's root could conserve crops and lead to ideal plants for fighting global warming.

A study reveals a novel mechanism in roses where the Tryptophan-rich sensory protein (TSPO) degrades the ethylene receptor ETHYLENE RESPONSE 3 (RhETR3) to enhance salt tolerance.

“Since ethylene signaling is a widely conserved process in land plants, targeting the ethylene pathway is a very promising technique for root system engineering,” says Busch.

"Since ethylene signaling is a widely conserved process in land plants, targeting the ethylene pathway is a very promising technique for root system engineering," says Busch. "Hopefully, now we'll ...

A research team has mapped and characterized the DELLA gene family in kiwifruit and explored its role in fruit softening and ...

More information: Yujun Hou et al, Dissecting the effect of ethylene in the transcriptional regulation of chilling treatment in grapevine leaves, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2023).

Exposing seedlings to ethylene in darkness increases size and vigor, in a finding with implications for agriculture. Farmers have worked to increase crop yields for millennia, and the quest ...