This body of work highlights the ... while increasing the root-to-shoot ratio. This suggests that plants may adapt their root systems to optimize nutrient uptake under low availability conditions ...

While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants ... More information: Naoki Yamaji et al, Shoot-Silicon-Signal protein to regulate root silicon uptake in rice, Nature Communications ...

They also move an ovum through the female reproductive system. Red blood cells: carry oxygen to body tissues that need it. In plants, dermal tissue covers the leaves, fruits, flowers, roots and ...

Changes in root architecture, induction of root-based transport systems and associations ... thus resulting in greater root to shoot ratios in nutrient-limited plants (Lopez-Bucio et al., ...

Leguminous plants ... body during the rhizobial symbiosis process. IRON MAN (IMA) peptides consisting of approximately 50 amino acids were identified, which function systemically (shoot and root ...