Our ecosystem is composed of both biotic and abiotic components. Both of these components have stark differences between them and it is important to understand to gain a better understanding of how ...

Plants co-evolved with an enormous variety of microbial pathogens and insect herbivores under daily and seasonal variations in abiotic environmental conditions. Hence, plant cells display a high ...

Vol. 217, No. 11, Special Issue: Plant-Eye-View Perspectives on Traits, Populations and Communities (NOVEMBER 2016), pp. 1331-1344 (14 pages) Scientists now recognize the importance of species ...

Scientists have addressed the involvement of cytosolic calcium oscillations and waves in the immune response of P. patens to a biotic stress. Specifically, the scientists administered chitin ...

The intricate dynamics of RNA biology in plant interactions with biotic factors, including both microbes and insects, have a major impact on plant health and productivity. Understanding the molecular ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment where everything interacts to support life. Ecosystems are made up of living – or biotic – organisms, like plants and animals;which rely on nonliving – or abiotic ...

Biotic close bioticLiving elements of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals. factors are interactions associated with living organisms. Competition will occur between organisms in an ecosystem when ...

Healthy plant growth and reproduction require 17 nutrients. Of these, carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) are derived mainly from the atmosphere and water. Soil minerals and/or soil organic ...

The central topics of our research are the genetic causes and consequences of parasitism in plants. We aim to understand the biology and ecology of plants that abandon the autotrophic lifestyle on ...

Correcting soil pH and choosing the right placement for each plant are just a few of the simple steps that can help bring a ...