The field of horticultural crop production is increasingly challenged by both abiotic and biotic stressors, exacerbated by global climatic changes and anthropogenic activities. These stressors, ...

"Unexpectedly, we discovered that osmotic energy conversion, a vital function in modern plant, animal, and microbial life , can occur abiotically in a geological environment," says Nakamura.

The link between stress and psychopathology is an old, established finding in psychology. The mechanisms underlying this link, however, are not as clear. Early theories advanced a "stress exposure ...

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but they use efficient mechanisms of osmotic adjustment and compartmentalisation that allow them to tolerate high concentrations of this compound. The fact that two populations of the same plant ...

have been genetically engineered to reveal the stress responses of plants non-invasively. When triggered by light, one channel provoked responses to osmotic stress (caused by water shortage ...

The study showed a single 20-second session of self-compassionate touch significantly reduced stress, increased kindness to the participant and improved mental well-being. The effects on mental ...

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Frontiers in Plant Science is proud to offer this platform to highlight the work of women ... a positive relationship between nucleosome phasing and gene expression during sorghum development and ...