For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air in a process called ...
Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores. This volatile signal inhibits the MEP pathway which is instrumental in plant growth processes, such as the production ...
Why is it that plants of chrysanthemum do not bloom in summer gardens while Baby’s Breath is covered with flowers? It has everything to do with the length of daylight and darkness perceived by these ...
What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating beetles ...
Plants are smarter than we give them credit for, with recent research revealing the clever techniques they use to sense and prepare for drought conditions, hunt out water and even learn from ...