Jan. 10, 2025 — The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different ...
While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...
Get timely tips from Extension horticulture experts to keep your garden happy. Gardeners Corner is a quarterly newsletter from the Illinois Extension team of horticulture experts. Each issue ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Biologists have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules. The finding suggests that the RNA present on the leaf surface may play a ...
Plant biotechnology can be defined as the introduction of desirable traits into plants through genetic modification. Coating RNA- or DNA-loaded layered double hydroxide nanosheets with lysozyme ...
It may seem that plants protected indoors may not have changing needs in response to winter, but that is not the case. Even indoors, environmental factors can change how plants are growing.
Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. Breeding ...
The arrival of the new year brings with it the opportunity to sow seeds indoors for the year ahead. For some plants, including tropical crops like chillies and aubergines, sowing as early as January ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Eric Larson. When first introduced to the United States in 1825, poinsettias or Euphorbia pulcherrima were named “Painted Leaf” and “Mexican Fire Plant.” In ...