Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

A study appearing in Nature Microbiology analyzes soils sampled across the state of Kansas to determine the importance of ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.

A single mutation in the YFT3 gene turns tomatoes yellow by disrupting a crucial pigment-producing enzyme. Researchers have discovered that a single genetic change in the YFT3 gene disrupts a vital ...

VIENNA (ANI) – As climate change accelerates, plants face increasing pressure to adapt to new environmental conditions. This is especially critical for crops, as drought- and heat-resistant plants are ...

Findings from the University of Kansas could offer important context for farmers who want to use beneficial microbes to ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. “Molecular farming started out with transgenic plants,” said Rybicki. Scientists developed several strategies to produce transgenic ...

The news for the chocolate industry is a welcome development, as businesses and scientists grapple with crop shortages.

When the physicist Richard Feynman died in 1988, he left a note on his blackboard that read, “What I cannot create, I do not understand.” Feynman may have been reflecting on the nature of scientific ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Humanity's efforts to modify food plants is as old as farming itself, some 10,000 years. Before genetic engineering became possible, farmers have used simple selection inter- and ...

Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...