Cinzia Bertea's scientific interests are mainly focused on basic and applied research related to physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plant responses to abiotic (drought, heat, salinity) ...

Scientists at the Earlham Institute in Norwich, U.K., say they have been able to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones. In addition, they’ve shown how the production ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Plant leaf senescence is a highly regulated, genetically encoded process that marks the final stage of leaf development. This complex phenomenon involves a coordinated dismantling of the ...

In November, the dean of the College of Life Sciences at Shandong Agricultural University was honored with the Humboldt ...