This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aims As a vital polysaccharide related to mechanisms of plant resistance to trace metal in the root cell wall, the role of hemicellulose in ...

Researchers have discovered a protein that seals plant roots to regulate the uptake of nutrients and water from the soil, the discovery could help develop climate proof crops that require less water ...

Plants adapt to their nutritional needs by modifying the permeability of their roots through the production or degradation of a cork-like layer called suberin. By studying the regulation of this ...

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Environmentalists have warned for some time that micro and nanoplastics threaten marine life in the world's oceans. But now scientists are concerned about the negative impacts of nanoplastics in ...

This article was produced for the American Chemical Society by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine's board of editors. A new type of porous concrete supports the ...