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Published Ancient mint plants may lead to new medicines/products - Ancient Mint Plants: A New Frontier for Medicine


The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, off ...
Published Plant fibers for sustainable devices - Plant Fibers for Sustainable Devices: A New Era of Eco-Friendly Technology


Plant-derived materials such as cellulose often exhibit thermally insulating properties. A new mater ...
Published Big differences found in male and female jojoba plant sex genes - Big Differences Found in Male and Female Jojoba Plant Sex Genes


Hot desert sex has resulted in major genetic differences between male and female jojoba plants -- on ...
Published Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides - Engineered Plants Produce Sex Perfume to Trick Pests and Replace Pesticides



Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, whi ...
Published New levers for controlling plant biochemistry - New Levers for Controlling Plant Biochemistry


Plant biochemists have discovered a new level of regulation in the biochemical 'machinery' that plan ...
Published How herbivore activity around water affects plant communities - How Herbivore Activity Around Water Affects Plant Communities


Plants need water to grow. So if there's water, shouldn't there be more plants? New research shows i ...
Published Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators - Bigger Flowers, Greater Rewards: Plants Adapt to Climate Disruptions to Lure Pollinators


There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world ...
Published How a harmful fungus renders its host plant defenseless - How a Harmful Fungus Renders Its Host Plant Defenseless


The fungus Ustilago maydis attacks corn and can cause significant damage to its host. To do this, it...
Published Earth's first plants likely to have been branched - Earth's First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched


A new discovery changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants. ABSTRACT: Earth's First Plant ...
Published Plant and forest researchers do not 'anthropomorphize' plants



Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Tree ...
Published Iron influences plant immunity and may promote resiliency against climate change



Researchers discovered that plants manage iron deficiency without helping 'bad' bacteria thrive by e ...
Published Harnessing green energy from plants depends on their circadian rhythms



Plant hydraulics drive the biological process that moves fluids from roots to plant stems and leaves ...
Published Are plants intelligent? It depends on the definition



Goldenrod can perceive other plants nearby without ever touching them, by sensing far-red light rati ...
Published Artificial 'power plants' harness energy from wind and rain



Fake plants are moving into the 21st century! Researchers developed literal 'power plants' -- tiny, ...
Published Is there a link between climate change and plant nutrition? - Is There a Connection Between Climate Change and Plant Nutrition?


A new study underscores that we still have much to learn regarding how plants will function -- and h ...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils


A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins - Study Reveals How Pollinators Cope with Plant Toxins



Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by pl...
Published Arming vegetables with anti-inflammatory properties using plant pigments - Arming Vegetables with Anti-Inflammatory Properties Using Plant Pigments


Metabolic engineering is a field of plant biotechnology that seeks to genetically modify plant metab ...
Published Without this, plants cannot respond to temperature - Without This, Plants Cannot Respond to Temperature


Scientists have significantly advanced the race to control plant responses to temperature on a rapid ...
Published British flower study reveals surprise about plants' sex life - British Flower Study Reveals Surprising Facts About Plants' Sex Life



A study of Britain's native flowering plants has led to new insights into the mysterious process tha ...