One thing fruit, flowers and leaves have in common is abscission. This word describes the way a plant gets rid of a part it no longer wants. Think of it like a dog or other animal that sheds its hair.

Wild cherry and other spring flowering trees are covered with white or pink blossoms. This has been a great spring for their ...

As winter approaches, ethylene levels rise as auxin levels drop. The ethylene acts upon a thin layer of cells near the base of the leaf called the abscission zone, triggering the production of enzymes ...

Kwak and his team looked into abscission in plants, the process by which plants shed leaves, flowers or fruit. “Unlike animal cells, plant cells are glued together by their walls,” says Kwak.

the abscission step of cell division, and viral budding. There are four ESCRT complexes (ESCRT-0, -I, -II, and -III).

Leaf shedding is caused by a breakaway layer of cells, called an abscission layer, that forms in response to autumn’s shortening days and cool weather. Certain fall weather interferes with the ...

In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder has vowed to protect prices at the West Coast's favorite burger chain. In a new TODAY interview, Snyder told NBC's TODAY that the private company won't see drastic ...

Professor Lada’s research is focused on Seed, Plant, Tree, Stress and Ecophysiology of various horticultural ecosystems (vegetables, fruits, siliviculture, medicinal aromatic plants, spices and ...

A forest ecologist, Dr. Greene studies pollination, seed production, seed abscission and dispersal, and germination, as well as broader issues in forestry and disturbance ecology. He is funded by ...

Dubrovsky, J.G., Ewing, N.N. 2000. The Promoter of Tomato Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase LHA2 Is Auxin-Responsive in Roots and Shoots and Drives Expression During Lateral Root Initiation and in Abscission ...