Trees create zones that “scissor” the leaf from the tree Shedding leaves starts when the tree forms an “abscission zone” where the leaf attaches to the twig or branch. The abscission layer ...

A review article published in Fruit Research on 2 April 2024 aims to explore the specific mechanisms of fruit abscission in woody species, focusing on signal generation, transmission, and ...

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 ...

Some, like sugar maples, put on a colorful show before they go. The process for how trees lose their leaves is called abscission. Hormones in the tree, activated by the dwindling length of ...

Post-translational modifications are modifications that occur on a protein, catalysed by enzymes, after its translation by ribosomes is complete. Post-translational modification generally refers ...

A research team has made significant strides in understanding the mechanisms of fruit abscission in woody fruit crops, an essential process affecting fruit yield and economic value. This review ...

But as spring leaves are being seen on many trees, the beech tree in our yard just recently experienced abscission. That means it just dropped all of its leaves from last year. Currently wild ...

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 ...

Industry partner Noggins Corner Farm. www.nogginsfarm.ca 2008-2012 The Physiological Mechanisms of Needle Abscission in Root-Detached Balsam Fir (together with R. Lada, and C. Caldwell). NSERC CRD.

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 ...