Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop ...

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...

Learn how to care for your garden during cold spells with expert tips on watering and avoiding premature pruning.

Tissue engineering is a set of methods that ... employ animal-derived biomaterials or intricate manufacturing, but plant-based scaffolds offer an appealing alternative. Here the authors present ...

Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...

A study published in Nature by a joint EPFL and University of Lausanne research team describes a fresh observation of a plant ...

A research team reports on a novel observation of a plant protection mechanism in response to salt stress. The study opens new avenues of research to strengthen food security.

According to the United Nations, soil salinization affects between 20% and 40% of arable land globally, with human activity ...

Plants may burrow into the ground and stretch toward the sun, but they're ultimately stuck where they sprout—at the mercy of ...

during plant growth and development. Light provides material energy to plants as the basis for cell division and differentiation, chlorophyll synthesis, tissue growth and stomatal movement, and light ...

In 1914, the German Army sought a swift decisive victory over France, invading from the north. The plan failed, leading to a years-long bloody stalemate where millions of soldiers braved horrific ...

Plant protoplasts can be obtained from intact tissues by enzymatic removal of the cell wall and, under appropriate conditions, they can be regenerated into intact plants. However, before they can ...