Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars and oxygen in various ways (photosynthesis).

The humble quillworts are an ancient group of about 250 small, aquatic plants that have largely been ignored by modern botanists. A group of researchers, led by Boyce Thompson Institute’s Fay-Wei Li, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background and Aims Leaf veins are usually encircled by specialized bundle sheath cells. In C₄ plants, they play an important role in CO₂ ...

From ancient genetic blueprints to hormone hierarchies, scientists are uncovering how plants survive heat, drought, and other extreme conditions. These discoveries could transform agriculture, making ...

Most carnivorous plants colonize wet, nutrient-poor habitats such as bogs or swamps. One of the few exceptions is the genus Pinguicula, known as butterworts: more than half of the approximately 110 ...

Plant scientists have revealed new insights into the mechanisms that allow certain plants to conserve water and tolerate drought. The research could be used to help produce new crops that can thrive ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --In many places, climate change is expected to bring hotter, drier weather. In a new study, published Friday in the journal The Plant Cell, scientists considered whether an alternative ...

Carnivorous plants of the genus Pinguicula (butterworts) from Mexico apparently use the same water-saving photosynthesis type as many succulent plants, such as cacti. Botanists from the SNSB and LMU ...