Department of Plant Sciences: Recent submissions
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Evolution and Function of Receptor-like Kinases in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Evolution of the nutritional mutualism between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi was crucial to evolution of life, as it enabled the conquest of the green lineage and its ecosystem on land. Today, apart from AM ... -
Petals, pigments and pollinator preferences
As the world population rises, we will need to grow more food. Insect pollination is essential or beneficial for ~75% of crops, including most fruit, nuts, and commodity crops such as coffee and cocoa, yet there is evidence ... -
Meristem regulation in the early divergent land plant Marchantia polymorpha
Meristems are key features of land plant development, enabling post-embryonic organogenesis through precise spatial patterning of cell division and differentiation. Extensive work on flowering plant meristems has revealed ... -
Strategies to increase production of betalain pigments and their use as SynBio tools
Betalains are plant pigments showing a wide range of potential applications in the pharmacological, biotechnological and commodity sectors. They are currently being used as natural food colorants, and intermediates of the ...
