Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...

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Plantago lanceolata, an invasive plant also known as ribwort plantain, can be dormant for up to 177 years before expanding. (Mohsen Mesgaran/UC Davis) Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or ...

In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Many people in St. Louis may not realize the region is a plant science powerhouse. And in just a few months, one of the leading plant science centers will have a new leader at ...

Lola McMullan (in foreground), a graduate student and Carver Fellow; Hope Gruszewski (at back left), laboratory specialist senior; and Shae Forwood, a senior, work with fungi and plant tissue cultures ...

The Science Partner Journal (SPJ) program is pleased to announce that the second journal it launched, Plant Phenomics, has received its inaugural Journal Impact Factor, 6.961, ranking it 3 among 90 ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be. In the ...

An adventure aboard a floating lodge in early January immersed in the nature and culture of the Amazon River set the bar pretty high for University of Delaware students studying abroad that month in ...