Very occasionally, a shoot arises from the junction between grafted plants that is a strange mix of the two – called a graft chimera – with the outer layer of one plant and the insides of another.

Having a lemon tree at home goes beyond aesthetics: it perfumes the environment, purifies the air and, of course, offers ...

A recent review offers critical insights into the graft healing process in plants, a key aspect of successful asexual reproduction. By examining the complex interactions between phytohormones ...

A research team delves into the role of the Target of Rapamycin (TOR) signalling pathway in plant grafting, emphasizing its role in regulating seedling vigor, graft junction healing, and shoot-to ...

Varanasi: Under the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Research Council (UPCAR) project at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research ...

The scientists showed that ‘editing’ in this way doesn’t only work when root and shoot in grafting are from the same plant species – in this case the model plant Arabidopsis or thale cress. They also ...