Traditionally, researchers studying plant proteins must first grind up the tissue using a mortar and pestle and put it through a series of chemical processing steps to isolate the proteins they want ...

A study analyzing the effects of climate change on vascular plants in the United States finds that the fate of individual ...

Recent breakthroughs in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA), such as the recently developed "RevGel-seq" method, have revolutionized plant cell analysis. This technique, independent of special ...

In 2011, a devastating earthquake struck the eastern part of Japan, triggering the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident and resulting in widespread radioactive contamination, including in ...

For many plants, more branches means more fruit. But what causes a plant to grow branches? New research from the University of California, Davis shows how plants break down the hormone strigolactone, ...

Some of the world’s smallest flowering plants have found a way to fit the basic architecture of much larger species into a ...

Valuable new insights into how plants perceive their environment and protect themselves from biological threats in soil.

Plants begin responding to spaceflight almost immediately after leaving Earth, according to a new University of Florida study ...

This book critically reviews advances in our understanding of the biology of vascular epiphytes since Andreas Schimper's 1888 seminal work. It addresses all aspects of their biology, from anatomy and ...

Samantha Link, research manager for plant science in the Agricultural Research Division in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was recently recognized as an unsung hero of ...