Multicellularity: How and why cells communicate
Matthew Johnston is a Phd student in the Dr Christine Faulkner lab. His research focuses on cell-to-cell communication in plants, so we asked Matt, how and why do cells communicate?
Read the storyMatthew Johnston is a Phd student in the Dr Christine Faulkner lab. His research focuses on cell-to-cell communication in plants, so we asked Matt, how and why do cells communicate?
Read the storyThe next time you see those frothy blobs of cuckoo spit that appear on plants this time of year - remember when and where - your evidence could be used to halt the progress of an international plant pathogen
Read the storyStrict national measures have been implemented to safeguard the UK from a range of plant health threats, in particular the devastating disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa
Read the storySelf-isolation in the face of a marauding pathogen may save lives but it comes at the expense of life-sustaining essentials such as transport, communication and connectivity. New research suggests plants must balance similar trade-offs as they respond to pathogens that could rip through their defence cell by cell
Read the storyResearchers have discovered that the circadian clocks in plants play a critical role in the consumption of water, allowing plants to use this precious resource more efficiently
Read the storyPhD student Joshua Joyce is investigating the way plants respond to attack from insect pests and how we could support plants to better defend themselves against this threat
Read the storyResearchers have discovered how a notorious pathogen may have hijacked one of nature’s most enduring mutual relationships, shedding new light on why plants possess genes that appear to be detrimental to their well-being
Read the story2020 is the International Year for Plant Health, so we caught up with the lead of our Plant Health research programme, Professor Mark Banfield
Read the storyWe asked team member and Instagram plant influencer, Sophie Able to enlighten us on what Horticultural Services can do to help plant scientists with their research
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