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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You might not know it, but that bag of salad greens in your fridge is a lot cooler than meets the eye. There's decades of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...