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Plants choose the soil bacteria that they allow into their roots [more]
A change in its internal clock helps barley adjust to cultivation in northern environments with short summers [more]
A leaf gene active in the maize cob causes leaves to grow in the male and female inflorescences [more]
Immune response depends on the distribution of plant and bacterial proteins [more]
When seeds from the thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana mature, their cell nuclei reduce in size and the chromatin condenses [more]
So-called "coil-coil domain" drives cells to programmed cell death [more]
When it comes to pollen formation, seed plants go for overproduction [more]
The fungal pathogen has only those genes left that are necessary for its parasitical existence [more]

Mildew-resistant and infertile

November 24, 2010
Two proteins involved in powdery mildew infection in plants also play an important role in fertilisation [more]
Crossbreeding can result in incompatible gene combinations [more]

Barley genes against drought

November 08, 2010
With many regions of the world becoming more arid as a result of the climate change, the crop yield also decreases. New types of crops should therefore be more resistant to aridity. [more]
New insights into the function of microRNAs in plants: abolishing a microRNA converts petals to stamens [more]
Max Planck researchers develop another tool for making the interactions between proteins visible [more]

The Secret Love Life of Plants

December 08, 2005
Researchers in Cologne discover signals between plant embryos and their endosperm [more]
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