Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

To meet the growing demand for faster scientific discovery that strengthens the bioeconomy, plant scientists worked with ...

Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded by coffee plantations. Their task was to identify all the epiphytes — plants that grow on other ...

The new book Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging unpacks how we think about the migrations of both plants and humans, as well as how those ideas shape our perceptions of what we call ...

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 ...

Cinzia Bertea's scientific interests are mainly focused on basic and applied research related to physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plant responses to abiotic (drought, heat, salinity) ...

Two parasitic plants in a new study are losing genes related to photosynthesis and other plant functions as they continue their food-sucking habits. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 21, 2023 11:00 AM EDT ...

In 1986, when he was a mere prince, King Charles, Britain’s eco-minded monarch, told a television interviewer that it was important to talk to one’s plants. He was widely mocked. But that piece of ...

npj Science of Plants is part of the npj Series: open access community journals from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary across the life, health, physical, ...

How many of your horticultural practices are based on anecdotal evidence from your neighbor or grandmother, and how do you assess their validity? In the midst of an unregulated “Wild West” of ...