A vast field of tall, skinny trees sways in a light breeze. In the future, poplar trees in a scene like this could be a ...

The jigsaw-shape cells found in the epidermis of many plants may serve to reduce mechanical stress on cell walls. Genomic analysis of an oak tree that lived during Napoleon’s time supports the idea ...

Purpose of Fertilizers Fertilizers are available in various formulations. There are two primary classes: organic (or natural) ...

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the first plants existed. They traced its origins back to an evolutionary ...

Pruning is essential for attractive, healthy trees and shrubs and improves the quality of flowers, fruit and foliage. The ...

The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects growth in U.S. power generation over the next two years to be mostly driven by new solar plants, it said on Friday. The EIA said in a note that U.S.

But there’s lots you can do now to encourage spring growth, especially when it comes to pruning certain plants. The key is to focus your efforts on summer-flowering species, as opposed to spring ...

Changes in root architecture, induction of root-based transport systems and associations with beneficial soil microorganisms allow plants to maintain optimal nutrient content in the face of ...

Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...

If a plant doesn’t have one of these requirements it could affect its growth or even die. For example, a plant that is kept in a dark place will grow tall and spindly in search of light and then ...

which produces a protective layer at the surface called phellem (cork), they provide thickness to plant organs. We combine lineage tracing and microscopy with molecular genetics to understand growth ...

If a plant doesn’t have one of these requirements it could affect its growth or even die. For example, a plant that is kept in a dark place will grow tall and spindly in search of light and then ...