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The xylem is essential for transporting water across the entire plant body. Its development is heavily regulated by VND genes. Scientists report a new experimental system that shows three VND genes ...

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SMART researchers have pioneered the first Covalent Organic Framework (COF) sensors integrated within silk fibroin (SF) microneedles capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem tissues These pH ...

Marie Baucher, Brigitte Chabbert, Gilles Pilate, Jan Van Doorsselaere, Marie-Thérèse Tollier, Michel Petit-Conil, Daniel Cornu, Bernard Monties, Marc Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé, Lise Jouanin and Wout ...

IF the stem of a flowering plant is cut across, examination under the microscope reveals the constant presence of three striking tissue systems with their elements extended in a longitudinal direction ...

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