Plants need water and sunlight to survive, but they also need important nutrients which they receive from the soil. These nutrients are naturally occurring but can be limited in quantity if the soil ...

Using optogenetics, researchers have detected a new acid sensor in plant cells that is addressing a cell-internal calcium store. When plants are infected by pathogens, suffer from a lack of water or ...

If you have a garden, you should know (if you don't already!) that calcium is a vital nutrient that enables your plants to grow healthy and strong. Calcium strengthens the cell walls of plants, ...

Calcium oxalate crystals are widespread biominerals that occur in a diverse array of plant species. They play multifaceted roles in plant physiology, including the regulation of intracellular calcium, ...

Washington, D.C.—Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt. This disease causes worldwide losses of potatoes ...

Calcium is a very special nutrient. In the cells of most living beings calcium ions function as so-called second messengers to transmit important signals. The same applies equally to animal, plant and ...

Left: A blue light pulse of 0.1 seconds triggers a calcium signal (red) in guard cells, which is followed by an anion current (black). Right: The influx of calcium into the cell promotes the release ...