A team of scientists led by LIN Hongxuan from a genetic module in rice links heat signals from Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences found that the cell's plasma membrane to its internal chloroplasts to protect them from heat-stress damage and increase grain y...
Scientists with the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography may have found its powerful weapon for heat tolerance and drought resistance. Secret lies in its rhizosheath, a boot-like structure composed of sand particles, root surface exudates and microorganism exudates...