It has long been believed that suberin, a waxy substance between some plant cells, acts as a barrier for the movement of water in a plant's roots. David E. Salt, a professor of plant molecular ...

The research, published in the journal Plant Cell and Environment, found that in plants, as in animals, a group of proteins, a type of 'aquaporin', can transport salt ions as well as water.

An evergreen desert shrub common in the Middle East excretes salt crystals onto its leaves that may help the plant absorb moisture from the air. “Not only does the plant use some water, it can ...

Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores (stomata), which are formed from pairs of guard cells. They open their stomata when there is a sufficient water supply and enough light for ...

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Instead, the higher salt levels will actually leech water out of the plant, and it will eventually shrivel and die. But what if we could change that? There have been attempts and studies before. A ...

A team of researchers has now found a mechanism in thale cress which enables plants to provide protection against salt stress for their sensitive stem cells in the meristem at the root tip.

A new method developed by Penn State biologists allows them to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, similar to the way stem cells differentiate into different cell types. Using ...

An important cell membrane protein is found to have a role in regulating ion transport in plant cells, which could help plants be more salt-tolerant.

Upon salt treatment ubiquitinated proteins increased in plant cells, especially unfolded proteins that quickly accumulated in the ER and subsequently induced ER stress responses.

If life gives you saltwater, grow salt-loving plants. That's the cheerful prescription two ecologists have offered to cope with the salinization of coastal fresh water supplies that would likely occur ...

In May 2022, California officials unanimously rejected a plan to build a $1.4 billion desalination plant in Huntington Beach. The plant, the officials said, would produce costly water and possibly ...