Studies model the local influence of phloem resistance on taproot and lateral root growth.
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Rachel Shekar
Seaweed hitchhikers catch a ride on limpets
Scientists discovered that some invasive seaweed can travel from rocky shorelines out into seagrass beds by hitching rides on the backs of foraging limpets, helping the seaweed spread into new habitats and competing...
Renata Cantoro
How to Live on a Hot, Dry Rock: Different Solutions to the Same Problem
Exciting new research unveils the ecological and physiological secrets for different plants to thrive and coexist in an extreme tropical environment.
Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra
Cannabis plants may have evolved cannabinoids to prevent herbivores getting the munchies
A study shows how cannabis plants may be the source of new pesticides, but there is a catch.
Alun Salt
Eurekalert
How Gene Duplication Led to the Evolution of Nectar Spurs
Scientists studied how genes are turned on and off during flower development in a group of plants with special spur structures on their flowers, finding evidence that duplication of a certain gene helped the evolution...
Increasing yield prediction accuracy
Researchers find combining multiple types of models improves crop yield predictions, outperforming single models.
How Serapias Orchids Outsmart Self-Pollination
Scientists reveal how Serapias orchids ensure their cross-pollination through a special flower morphology interacting with pollinators in a particular manner, without the need for pollen masses changes as in many other...
Harmonizing global water stress research
Plants use and lose water through a process called evapotranspiration, which varies considerably across biomes due to a diverse set of factors. Understanding the intricacies of evapotranspiration is pivotal in a climate...
The Scary Side of Botany: 10 weird plants with frightening features
Pumpkins, the hallmark of the most terrifying night of the year, are not the only botanical species that give rise to dreadful feelings. Let’s discover some creepy, freaky, greedy plants that seem spawned from horror...
Michela Osnato
Weathering the Storm: Understanding Maize Lodging Resistance
A new model identifies the morphological features that determine stalk bending strength.
Smart crops for a changing world: novel insights from the Italian plant science community
After the summer break, the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics celebrated the 66th edition of its annual congress in sunny Bari, a beautiful city located in the heel of Italy’s boot. Want to know more about...
Unlocking the Tiny Secrets to Grow the World’s Largest Flowers
Since germinating Rafflesia seeds has brought so many headaches, Dr Jeanmarie Molina and her team have analysed the genes expressed on its seeds to draw up a roadmap for their propagation and conservation.
Are Giant Tomatoes the Future of Climate-Resilient Crops?
Researchers in Brazil found a special part of tomato genome that controls the size of not just the fruit but also the leaves and stems. This discovery could help making tomato crops more resilient to different...
The Choreography of Nature: How Plant-Pollinator Interactions Unfold in a Day
"From dawn's first light to twilight's embrace, every hour tells a new story about plants and pollinators.”
Victor H. D. Silva