Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Mitochondria close mitochondriaTiny parts of cells floating in the cytoplasm where energy is released from glucose. The glucose comes from food. This is how you make a model plant cell.

More insight into the process could improve crop productivity WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

"Because duckweed is so small, it gives us a model to understand what every cell is doing at a given moment," Cox said. This ...

Plant hormones, also known as phytohormones, are chemicals that regulate plant cell processes. They are signal molecules produced within the plant functioning in extremely low concentrations.