Things fall into place: how plants sense and respond to gravity

17 July 2024 Off By Bambam

Nature, Published online: 17 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01747-5

How plants sense their orientation in relation to gravity and steer their root and shoot growth accordingly is not fully understood. The discovery of key steps needed for this process fills in some of the gaps in our knowledge.