Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Different movement patterns are crucial behavioral motifs of plant organisms for reaching essential resources necessary for survival. This requires the accurate evaluation (interpretation) of information inputs regarding (i) abiotic factors such as gravity, light, and water; (ii) neighboring plants; (iii) various beneficial symbionts, including fungi and soil bacteria, as well as pests, which involve attack and defense strategies; and (iv) intraorganismic communication, including transcription, translation, immunity, repair, and epigenetic markings relevant to all regulation processes, finally outlined by a plethora of non-coding RNAs. The coordination of all steps and substeps in plant growth and development necessitates a complex organization of various levels of signaling processes within and between cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. Consequently, we can view a plant body as a coordinated entity that integrates these processes to thrive, representing a unique identity within its environmental niche.
DOI: 10.3390/ijpb16020063
Author: Guenther Witzany
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,448
OpenAlex ID: W4411100788