Researchers in United States discover communication network in plants
Researchers in the United States have discovered a communication network in plants that helps them respond to a hormone involved in pest resistance. This may help develop crops that can withstand insect attacks.
The study, published in the journal 'Nature Plants', observed that the hormone called jasmonic acid is particularly important for a plant's defense response against fungi and insects.
According to the scientists, the genes MYC2 and MYC3 rose to the top in their degree of importance across the system. They said the two genes are involved in producing proteins that regulate the activity of thousands of other genes.
Researchers in the United States have discovered a communication network in plants that helps them respond to a hormone involved in pest resistance. This may help develop crops that can withstand insect attacks.
The study, published in the journal 'Nature Plants', observed that the hormone called jasmonic acid is particularly important for a plant's defense response against fungi and insects.
According to the scientists, the genes MYC2 and MYC3 rose to the top in their degree of importance across the system. They said the two genes are involved in producing proteins that regulate the activity of thousands of other genes.
