Summer is here, plants are actively growing. So that means now is a great time to take cuttings from some of your favorite ...

Scientists have identified a crucial mechanism that allows plants to shape their vascular systems, determining whether they ...

In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler ...

But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

This is the second report on the use of on-line monitoring (OLM) in nuclear power plants (NPPs). The first report, focused on the application of OLM to verify the static (calibration) and dynamic ...

Plants close their stomata to block pathogen entry, but how this defence is supported at the organelle level remains unclear. Our study reveals that immune signalling promotes MIRO1-dependent ...

Despite theoretical expectations of balanced 1:1 sex ratios between females and males, many dioecious plant species exhibit sex ratio distortions. A recent study in persimmon shows how this can be ...

What is a native plant? Native plants are indigenous to a particular region and provide an essential foundation to support wildlife habitats for native insects and birds. Well-adapted to the local ...

Dropping the phrase “plant-based diet” is trendy when you’re talking nutrition these days. Why? Lauren Manaker, RD, based in Charleston, South Carolina, suspects it’s because of increased awareness of ...

When southeast Missouri farmer Kade McBroom started growing non-GMO soybeans he was excited to receive a premium for his efforts. That excitement soon faded when he learned the market wasn’t always ...