Snow cover is reducing in the Pacific Northwest, and so too is the niche for evergreen trees in the region
Snow cover can delay the growing season of plants, but reducing it can also have negative consequences.
Plant Science from Cell Biology to Ecosystems
Snow cover can delay the growing season of plants, but reducing it can also have negative consequences.
La polinización manual es sorprendentemente común en la producción de cultivos comercializados globalmente, incluyendo algunos de gran importancia económica.
Hand pollination is a surprisingly common form of pollination in global commercial crop production, including for some economically important plants.
Sunflowers might orientate their capitulum, or flowerhead, to catch the early heat of the sun, as well as to shine more brightly in the morning.
Sunflower pollen can reduce parasite load for a bumblebee, but it’s not clear how.
A chimp’s diet can be studied through microscopic opals.
Invasive species might not always have the upper hand when temperatures rise.
Rapid restoration isn’t always the best restoration, when the restoring species is invasive.
A new article in Planta attempts to help preserve a tree that has survived in the Sahara for thousands of years.
Climate is likely to change faster than many plant populations can travel, reducing biodiversity in the future.
The Venus Fly Trap is not the only carnivorous plant with a snap-trap. Aldrovanda vesiculosa, the waterwheel plant, has one too but it’s not always been clear how it works.
Bacteria found with potatoes can help protect their hosts against late blight. The aid comes from their volatile emissions.
In the caves of Quintana Roo, there are not only stalactites hanging from the ceiling. There are tree roots too, but the roots of which trees?