Scientists have developed a toolbox of transcriptional regulators for plants and show that they can be used to construct synthetic genetic circuits that predictably modify root growth. Their work ...

'MicroRNAs' Control Plant Shape And Structure Date: August 25, 2003 Source: ... root or other types of cells. MicroRNAs work like a digital radar system to hone in on target genes.

Plants using C4 photosynthesis grow 20-100 percent quicker than more common C3 plants by altering the shape, size and structure of their leaves and roots, according to a new study.

An Australian-led study has found corn yield increases during the past 80 years in the U.S. corn belt are mostly due to the crop's changing root structure.