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Sugar-sensing refers to the molecular mechanisms plants use to detect and respond to fluctuating sugar levels produced through photosynthesis and metabolism. Because sugars act as both energy sources and signaling molecules, these sensing pathways allow plants to coordinate growth, development, and stress responses with their overall energy status. Understanding sugar-sensing is crucial for unraveling how plants balance resource allocation between growth and defense, with implications for improving crop yield and stress resilience.

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Trehalose 6-phosphate: A master regulator of plant development.

Every potato in your garden and kernel of wheat on the stalk owes its size partly to this sugar-s...

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Trehalose 6-phosphate and hormone signalling crosstalk.

Every time a stressed tomato plant drops its flowers before setting fruit, a hormone-sugar tug-of...

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