Plant Growth

Plant growth is the increase in a plant’s size, biomass, and structural complexity through coordinated cell division, expansion, and differentiation. In meristems, actively dividing cells generate new tissues, while hormones such as auxin and gibberellins regulate cell expansion and developmental patterns; photosynthesis supplies carbohydrates, and roots absorb water and minerals needed for these processes. Studying plant growth helps explain how plants respond to light, temperature, nutrients, and environmental stress. This knowledge supports crop improvement, sustainable agriculture, forestry, and research on plant development, productivity, and adaptation to changing conditions.

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JoVE EoE - Bacterial Growth and Techniques

Application of a Bacterial Mixture as a Biofertilizer to Enhance Plant Growth

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2025

Take an inoculum mixture of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria or PSB and purple non-sulfur bacteria or PNSB.Spray the mixture onto the soil mixed with fertilizer and cow dung manure.Sow the seed and cover it with the soil.Allow the plant to grow.The bacteria localize near the root in a zone called the rhizosphere.PSB converts insoluble soil phosphates into soluble forms.Meanwhile, PNSB fixes nitrogen by converting atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia.The plant absorbs the soluble phosphates and...

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JoVE Core - Biology

Meristems and Plant Growth

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2026

Plants grow throughout their lives; this is called indeterminate growth, and it distinguishes plants from most animals. Although certain parts of plants stop growing (e.g., leaves and flowers), others grow continuously—like roots and stems. Indeterminate growth in plants is enabled by meristems, tissues containing undifferentiated cells—called meristematic cells. When meristematic cells divide, some daughter cells remain in the meristem, ensuring a steady supply of undifferentiated cells.

Enhancement of the Initial Growth Rate of Agricultural Plants by Using Static Magnetic Fields

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2016

The goal of this protocol is to demonstrate the acceleration of the initial growth rate of plants by applying static magnetic fields with no external energy.

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JoVE Journal - Biology
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Assembly and Use of a Plant Gnotobiotic Growth System for Plant–Microbe Interaction Studies in Cereals

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2026

This protocol describes the assembly and use of a new plant gnotobiotic growth system designed to accommodate cereals and validated in wheat and maize. This plant gnotobiotic system enables controlled plant–microbe experiments by providing sterile growth conditions, irrigation management, and compatibility with diverse soil-based substrates.

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JoVE Journal - Environment
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A Gusseted Thermogradient Table to Control Soil Temperatures for Evaluating Plant Growth and Monitoring Soil Processes

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2016

Traditional thermogradient tables create a range of temperatures across the surface. Welding gussets perpendicular to the surface of a thermogradient table will control temperature in depth increasing possible research applications.

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