/ Flowering Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /blog/how-plants-sense-scents <p>Plants need to be able to communicate with themselves, for example sending signals from their leaves to their roots or flowers, so that they can coordinate growth and optimize resource use. They also need to communicate with other plants and organisms, which they achieve by releasing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), tiny molecules that are often associated with distinct smells. Scientists know a lot about how plants emit these odorous signals, however very little is known about how they receive and interpret them.</p> April 25, 2024 - 4:10pm Andy Fell /blog/how-plants-sense-scents /news/gene-blocking-lettuce-germination-also-regulates-flowering-time <p>A gene known to direct seed dormancy and the timing of germination also influences flowering in lettuce and the model plant <em>Arabidopsis,&nbsp;</em>reports the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Seed Biotechnology Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> March 28, 2016 - 9:25am Patricia Bailey /news/gene-blocking-lettuce-germination-also-regulates-flowering-time