WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to ...

Suberin plasticity to developmental and exogenous cues is regulated by a set of MYB transcription factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (39): e2101730118 DOI: 10. ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute, for example, hope to bioengineer plants whose roots will churn out huge amounts of a carbon-rich, cork-like substance called suberin. Even after the plant dies, the ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute, for example, hope to bioengineer plants whose roots will churn out huge amounts of a carbon-rich, corklike substance called suberin. Even after the plant dies ...

The idea revolves around a material called suberin, a waxy substance naturally found in cork. Suberin is largely composed of carbon and will not biodegrade, meaning that it can last as long as a ...

To cope with drought, plant roots produce a water-repellent polymer called suberin that blocks water from flowing up towards the leaves, where it would quickly evaporate. Without suberin, the ...

That cork stopper sealing a delicious bottle of wine has been harvested from Quercus suber, an oak species whose bark contains high amounts of suberin, a waxy substance that is waterproof.

Increased suberin results in larger roots By influencing the genes that control root size and production of a substance called suberin, the team hope to create a plant with an expanded ...

The debut face and body range boasts everything from cleansers and moisturisers, to serums, oils and exfoliators, and they're all developed with a very special active ingredient: suberin.

While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to better feed plants. While proving a long ...