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New Book by Prof. Bhatla and colleagues: Plant Physiology, Development and Metabolism

September 17, 2019Resourcesandrej
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Autophagy for Resetting of Plant Heat Stress Memory

April 25, 2019Resourcesandrej

Autophagy is important for resetting memory of heat stress via control of heat shock proteins degradation. Autophagy mutants retain heat shock proteins longer and, therefore, display longer thermomemory.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pce.13426

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Flowers Anticipate Revisits of Pollinators via Memory Based System

April 25, 2019Resourcesandrej

Stamen presentation in Nasa poissoniana (Loasaceae) flowers is based on previously experienced pollinator visitation intervals. Using the unique ability of fast and precise stamen movements in response to a previous experiences with pollinators. Flowers of Nasa poissoniana are able to perceive, record and memorize  visitations and adjust their flower behavior based on previous experiences. In other words, flowers anticipate revisits of pollinators by learning from previously experienced visitation intervals.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15592324.2019.1595320

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/science/plants-moving-memory.html
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Aboveground Mechanical Stimuli Affect Belowground Plant Communication

May 4, 2018Resourcesandrej

Maize plants can detect the presence of their neighbours and modify
their growth behaviour. Above ground interactions between neighboring
maize plants by brief light touches affect on below-ground root-root
communication. This study urges re-interpretation of results in
experiments in which plants are touched during the experiment. The
ecological significance of the observed responses still needs to be
further explored.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0195646

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/02/plants-talk-to-each-other-through-their-roots

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Leaf Trichomes as Acoustic Antennae of Plants

January 5, 2018Resourcesandrej

Arabidopsis trichomes (hair cells) respond to mechanical stimuli by initiating potential signaling factors in themselves and in the neighboring cells. These vibrational responses of Arabidopsis trichomes support the hypothesis that trichomes respond acoustically to vibrations associated with feeding caterpillars. Trichomes have vibrational modes in the frequency range of the sounds of feeding caterpillars, encouraging further experimentation to determine whether trichomes serve as mechanical antennae. Arabidopsis plants have been reported recently to react to the sounds of caterpillars of Pieris rapae chewing on its leaves by promoting synthesis of toxins that can deter herbivory. Identifying leaf trichomes as acoustic antennae of plant cells suggests potential “ears” of Arabidopsis.

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Anaesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans

December 18, 2017Resourcesandrej

A new study published in Annals of Botany has shown that plants react to anaesthetics in a similar way to animals and humans, suggesting plants are ideal objects for testing anaesthetics actions in future.When exposed to anaesthetics, a number of plants lost both their autonomous and touch-induced movements. Venus flytraps no longer generate electrical signals and their traps remain open when trigger hairs were touched, and growing pea tendrils stopped their autonomous movements and were immobilized in a curled shape. The results of this study suggest that the action of anaesthetic at cellular and organ levels are similar in plants and animals.

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Toxic Nectar Deters Floral Robbery – Flowers Control Bee Behaviour

September 22, 2017Resourcesandrej

Nectar robbing bumblebees are detered from visiting and feeding from Aconitum flowers via alkaloids which are more distasteful to nectar robbers than to pollinating honeybees. Obviously, plants can finely control behaviour of insects using mixtures of alkaloids and other non-nutrient compounds enriched within their nectar exudates.

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(17)30870-9
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/nature/2017/08/nectar-robbers-how-flowers-discriminate-against-wrong-kind-bees

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Plant microRNAs Control Fate of Honeybee Caste Development

September 22, 2017Resourcesandrej

Plant microRNAs control honeybee caste development by preventing larval differentiation into queens and inducing formation of workers. Especially important in this respect is miRNA162a which targets genes of the TOR complex. Previously, dietary plant microRNAs were reported also in human blood but possible impacts on humans are still not clarified.

http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006946
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/plant-molecules-stop-worker-bees-from-ascending-throne

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Tomato Plants Turn Caterpillars into Cannibals

July 14, 2017Resourcesandrej

Tomato plants attacked by small mottled willow moth caterpillars release chemicals with turn these caterpillars into cannibals. This plant induced caterpillar cannibalism benefit tomatoes in two different ways. Firstly, cannibalism directly reduces vegetarian caterpillar abundance. Secondly, cannibalistic caterpillars eat significantly less tomato leafs.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0231-6

https://www.nature.com/news/plants-turn-caterpillars-into-cannibals-1.22281

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The Plantoid Project: How robotic plants could help save the environment

July 14, 2017News, Resourcesandrej

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2017/07/the-plantoid-project-how-artificial-plants-could-help-save-the-environment/

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