imOmics in Action

Improving the low temperature tolerance of plants through biotechnology can effectively improve the ability of crops to withstand frost damage. This would ultimately reduce the loss of food caused by natural disasters. At the same time, it can also expand the available area of planting crops in freezing areas. Dajian Zhang et al. OsCIPK7 point-muta...

Phosphorus is one of the most abundant plant elements and one of the most demanding nutrients for plants. Studying phosphorus nutrition is of great significance for increasing the yield and quality of tomato plants. This study specifically investigated the mechanism in which plants become more tolerant to phosphorus deficiency. Daxing Li et al. Gen...

What is the #1 most harmful factor affecting crop growth worldwide? Insects nibbling on leaves may spring to mind, but the real problem is not bugs, but actually abiotic stressors. Rather than living threats, abiotic stressors encompass all non-living negative factors, such as salt, drought, and heavy metals. Abiotic stress research in plants also ...

If you are a plant researcher who is interested in salt stress, you are not alone. YoungerUSA has been passionate about this particular field for over 15 years, and we're proud to announce that we'll be sponsoring an upcoming Gordon Research Conference dedicated to salt stress in plants. Like YoungerUSA, the GRC organization is a group of creative ...