Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and downwards towards gravity—a process called ...

Malcolm Bennett receives funding from UK Research Council BBSRC and hosts EU MCSA and EMBO fellow Poonam Mehra. Poonam Mehra receives funding from EMBO and Horizon 2020 Plants have colonised the vast ...

Maize can grow successfully in very different local conditions. An international study has now demonstrated the important role of the plant root system. The researchers analyzed more than 9,000 ...

September 2025Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon ...

If your Salvia is getting thin or dying in the middle, it's probably time to divide it. For the best results, here's when and ...

Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the ...

A new study has revealed the 3D structure of a barley root protein that protects plants from toxic aluminum in acidic soils.

If you have chosen trees, shrubs or perennials you’d like to add to your garden this spring, consider trying to buy them as bare-root plants. “They can cost less, because nobody’s paying to ship heavy ...