UT researchers discover communication between growth, immunity pathways in plants

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UT researchers discover communication between growth, immunity pathways in plants

A plant’s immune response to pathogens can cross-regulate the plant’s growth development, UT researchers and collaborators published in a Feb. 5 study. Plants contain pores called stomata that allow the plant to absorb nutrients and excrete waste, said Keiko Torii, co-author of the study and principal investigator of the UT team. Torii said the stomata need enough space to open and close so the plant can respond to its environment and either gro…