Thousands of native plants grown by incarcerated individuals at the Idaho State Correctional Center will soon leave the ...

New research shows a moderate 30 Gy dose of gamma radiation boosted strawberry growth and flowering, while higher doses ...

Jill Hamilton, associate professor of ecosystem science and management, Joseph E. Ibberson Chair in Silviculture Research for ...

There's no doubt that the modern food environment needs to be healthier. But are ultraprocessed foods as evil as their reputation suggests?

Members of the UCF chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space are growing plants in simulated lunar and ...

China is testing whether rice can reproduce across generations in space, paving the way for future off-world farms.

In contrast, saprotropism relies on a hormone called abscisic acid (ABA). When the plant roots encounter an area acidified by ...

Plants begin responding to spaceflight almost immediately after leaving Earth, according to a new University of Florida study ...

Scientists discovered that a plant's internal clock helps it respond to salt stress, revealing a possible new path toward more resilient crops.

The Science and Technology Policy Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a “science cafe” Oct. 13 to ...

Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are broken ...

Valuable new insights into how plants perceive their environment and protect themselves from biological threats in soil. The post Plants use molecular ‘measuring tape’ to tell friend from foe ...