To make the studying of root systems easier, Dinneney and his colleagues developed a system called GLO-Roots, which stands ...

Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

Why study plants? Because we need them! We need plants for food, shelter, clothes, biofuels and to improve and beautify our environment. When you study plant sciences, you get hands-on experience with ...

STONE RIDGE, N.Y. — The Ulster Garden Club will host a lecture discussing native plants in April, according to a statement released Monday. The lecture, titled “Growing With Nature: Native Plants and ...

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Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a tool that can be used to switch a plant's key genetic traits on or off at will. The breakthrough was recently published in ACS Synthetic ...

Root-knot nematodes pose a significant threat to agriculture, infecting a wide range of crops and causing billions of dollars in losses annually. These parasites induce the formation of galls on plant ...

Researchers at Penn State studying declining populations of sundial lupines in the eastern part of the United States are ...

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles, and peanut butter. In the United States, cotton is a $7 billion ...