Plant cuticles, comprising cutin and an array of wax compounds, serve as an essential barrier that regulates water loss, gas exchange and provides defence against environmental stressors. The ...

Sugar transporters are integral to the distribution of carbohydrates, which serve not only as energy sources but also as critical regulators of plant growth and organ development. These proteins ...

At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their DNA tucked away in an envelope, and are kinda juicy inside. But plant cells have evolved some ...

“You shouldn’t make decisions when you’re hungry.” Tell that to the cell that ate a bacterium 1.5 billion years ago and set in motion the evolution of all plants on Earth. In this episode of Crash ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Cape Girardeau Nature Center will hold its 20th annual native plant sale and seminar March 12-15. Programs about native planting ...

Author and University of Delaware professor Dr. Douglas Tallamy has been called the “godfather of the native-plant movement” for igniting what’s become the leading mantra in today’s gardening world.

Ralstonia solanacearum in a potato plant. The bacterium destroys the vascular system in plants, causing them to succumb to wilt disease. (Credit: Amilcar Sanchez) Scientists at the University of ...

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to upgrade plant immune systems, potentially revolutionizing how crops like tomatoes and potatoes can defend against harmful bacteria. By reengineering ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom of ...

Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe's forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and ...

Connecticut has the perfect place for plant lovers to visit this spring. USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards just released its spring award winners, and a plant nursery in Hamden that has tons of ...