Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than others.

Plant viruses cause significant economic losses in agriculture and affect natural ecosystems by infecting a wide range of plant hosts. The study of plant virus evolution has become increasingly ...

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

Hornworts are the only land plants with a pyrenoid-based CO 2-concentrating mechanism. This study presents evidence that some of the key components in algal pyrenoid-based CO 2-concentrating ...

Made up of tiny threads known as cellulose microfibrils, plant cell walls are important for regulating a plant's growth and ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make ...

Over 450 million years ago, plants began the epic transition from water to dry land. Among the first pioneers were the ancestors of humble hornworts, a group of small, unassuming plants that have ...

After eliminating all CESAs from the Physco plant, another surprise emerged ... than previously thought is surprising because of how evolution typically works: when genes duplicate and become ...

for instance it is well known that LysM receptor kinases are involved in plant-pathogen and plant-symbiotic interactions, also that the evolution of root nodule symbioses involved the recruitment of a ...

Research uncovers early humans' reliance on plant-based foods, revealing ancient tools and 780,000-year-old starch grains.

Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve “backward” ...

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant explains why his Alison Krauss collaboration 'Your Long Journey' is the favourite song he's ...