An Iowa State University plant biologist received a $1.8 million federal grant to study a gene that affects both how plants ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the ...

In a new study, researchers studying Arabidopsis demonstrated that At2-MMP, a proteolytic enzyme, is vital to inhibit cell proliferation to repair severed flowering stems. The findings are ...

Botrytis cinerea is a significant plant pathogen with a broad host range, causing gray mold disease in over 1000 plant ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

Flowers rely on a newly identified protein to develop properly with all of their organs, according to the research team who made the discovery. The team, led by Penn State biologists, identified the ...

Bye-bye, browning bouquets! Here’s how to make flowers last longer with a few surprising household staples and expert tricks. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

Unlike animals, plants don’t need a male and a female because their flowers have both male parts and female parts. Pollen in plants is like sperm in animals. It comes from the male part of the ...

As a post-doc, he spent fourteen years in Boston, USA, in Jen Sheen’s lab at Harvard / MGH, to study the involvement of MAP kinases in plant defence signalling and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis ...

Once you've mastered this simple technique, you'll find many uses for the flowers and leaves you press. Why not embark on a craft project and decorate special cards for family and friends, create ...