Fresh lychees. Radiant and flavorful, lychees were so beloved that they were domesticated not just once in ancient times, but independently in two different regions…
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Natalia Dudareva, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry in Purdue’s College of Agriculture, stands in her laboratory. Dudareva led a team of researchers that mapped the biosynthetic…
Dr. Daike Tian with an individual of Begonia gigantica. Credit: Qing-Gong Mao With over 2050 known species, Begonia is one of the largest plant genera.…
Date palm 2.5 years after grafting. Inset shows a magnified region at the base of the plant, with the arrowhead pointing to the graft junction.…
Hanging mistletoe is a Christmas tradition. A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to…
Plant cells Plant cells inside a leaf seen through a microscope. A group of proteins in plant cells plays a vastly more important role in…
A new study finds that plants are photosynthesizing more in response to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but nowhere near enough to remove all…
Maize growth time-lapse. Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back. The secret to…
The Raman spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, to enhance plant disease management. Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies…
The ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor, shown in green, envelops the roots of a transgenic switchgrass plant. Switchgrass is not known to interact with this type…
Timelapse of alfalfa sprouts growing (including roots and leaves) to represent fast plant growth. Molecule masterminds elaborate growth process. A team of researchers led by…
The first fossil evidence of a rare botanical condition known as precocious germination in which seeds sprout before leaving the fruit. Credit: George Poinar Jr.,…
New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…
Germination in the non-mutated barley was almost complete, while the gene-edited barley did not germinate at all. This shows that the gene-edited barley had been…
Evolutionary genomics approach identifies genes that enable plants to live in the Atacama Desert, offering clues for engineering more resilient crops to face climate change.…
Legume Root nodules colored pink by leghaemoglobin and caused by a symbiotic relationship between the plant and beneficial bacteria. Credit: John Innes Centre Scientists discover…
Close-up of stem rust, caused by a fungal pathogen, on wheat. Credit: Photo by Yue Jin, courtesy of USDA Findings could inspire efforts to improve…
The “ray gun” instrument, a spectroradiometer. Credit: Courtesy of Lance Stasinski In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld device called a tricorder that they can…
A specimen of a leaf and tiny orange fruit from the mystery plant. Credit: Patricia Álvarez-Loayza “Mystery plant” from the Amazon declared a new species…
Seeds that would otherwise lie dormant will spring to life with the aid of a new chemical discovered by a UC Riverside-led team. Plants have…