Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are natural or synthetic compounds that can influence various aspects of plant growth and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Black spot is unsightly and can affect the overall health and vigor of your roses. Learn how to use baking soda to slow it down so your plants can recover.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

With the Faculty of Agriculture as a lead institution and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) as a partner in this initiative, several researchers began working on various projects, including tree ...

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 ...