While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

The processing market is dominated by China, but Australia is building its capabilities in an attempt to boost the domestic industry.

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

Farmers are struggling to adapt to climate change and its challenges, but new research has some helpful advice.

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertilizer. That is the ...

As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh ...

Twenty-five years ago, the release of the first complete Arabidopsis thaliana genome marked a pivotal turning point in plant ...

Abstract: Understanding the complexities of plant growth experiments is crucial for advancements in agriculture and environmental science. However, the lack of standardized methods for documenting and ...

A toxic tour of the high-security facility with more than a hundred plants that could kill you. “Look, don’t touch” is the motto at Alnwick’s poison garden in Northumberland, unless you’re a ...

This illustration shows how the "Pest-ID" tool developed by Iowa State researchers can help farmers identify and manage pests of all kinds. Image courtesy of Iowa State's Translational AI Center. Nine ...