Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

Plants use salicylic acid -- the basis of aspirin -- as part of their immune defense against disease, but too much harms plant growth. Nitzan Shabek and his team at UC Davis have discovered how plants ...