New research has found when plant leaves physically touch each other, they seem to form a biological signalling network to ...

The Penn Biology Department recently launched the Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center to research methods of enhancing plant performance in the face of climate change. Led by DiMaura Professor of ...

Nicotiana benthamiana plants in a lab at UC Davis. Plants form new branches when a hormone called strigolactone breaks down. UC Davis plant biologists have now defined the enzymes that break down ...

Plant roots can drill down into the soil, new work has shown. While it happens too slowly for us to see, time-lapse photography that captured one image every fifteen minutes over a period of days has ...

For years, we’ve admired plants for their ability to cleanse the air and help fight air pollution. However, our green ally might be contributing to air pollution in an unexpected way. While they may ...

Plants, as the base for ecological food chains, serve as the structural and functional foundation of natural and managed systems. The study of plant science and biotechnology provides opportunity in a ...

Plant biology encompasses the study of the intricate systems that govern plant life, ranging from cellular metabolism and gene regulation to physiological adaptations and ecological interactions.

NASA announces the award of 7 grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new space biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how plants respond, acclimate and adapt to the space ...

One graduate program. Two concentrations. Three degree options. Plant Science involves course work in plant molecular biology, plant breeding, plant pathology, plant tissue culture, horticulture, crop ...