The study of gravitropic movements in plants has enjoyed a long history of research going
back to the pioneering works of the 19th century and the famous book entitled 'The power of …

Adapting to the omnipresent gravitational field was a fundamental basis driving the
flourishing of terrestrial plants on the Earth. Plants have evolved a remarkable capability that …

Gravitropism, the slow reorientation of plant growth in response to gravity, is a key
determinant of the form and posture of land plants. Shoot gravitropism is triggered when …

We identified the gene responsible for three allelic lazy1 mutations of Japonica rice (Oryza
sativa L.) by map-based cloning, complementation and RNA interference. Sequence …

Sunflowers are famous for their ability to track the sun throughout the day and then reorient
at night to face east the following morning. This occurs by differential growth patterns, with …

Plants are able to bend nearly every organ in response to environmental stimuli such as
gravity and light 1, 2. After this first phase, the responses to stimuli are restrained by an …

Auxin efflux carrier PIN-FORMED (PIN) proteins are thought to have central roles in
regulating asymmetrical auxin translocation during tropic responses, including gravitropism …

Unilateral blue‐light irradiation activates phototropin (phot) photoreceptors, resulting in
asymmetric distribution of the phytohormone auxin and induction of a phototropic response …

Highlights•Most plant movements are relatively slow and mediated by differential
growth.•Lateral gradients in auxin concentration are key for photo-tropism and gravi …

Eucalyptus globulus is the one of the most economically important trees for pulp and paper
industries due to its fast growth and short harvesting cycle. However, E. globulus is well …