Sniffed out: The 'gas detectors' of the plant world
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 12:20
in Physics & Chemistry
The elusive trigger that allows plants to 'see' the gas nitric oxide (NO), an important signalling molecule, has been tracked down by scientists at The University of Nottingham. It is the first time that a central mechanism for the detection of NO in plants has been identified.