Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Learn how plants communicate through chemical signals, and why losing biodiversity can disrupt these hidden communication ...

Plants do not stay silent. New research shows how plant diversity changes smell based communication across ecosystems.

DAVIS--"To thine own self be true" may take on a new meaning—not with people or animal behavior but with plant behavior. Plants engage in self-recognition and can communicate danger to their "clones" ...

Odor signals in plant communities are mediated by biodiversityPlants communicate with other organisms by releasing volatile organic compounds into ...

Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

When plants face stress, they activate a signaling cascade involving multiple molecules like hydrogen peroxide and plant hormones such as salicylic acid, leading to resistance or stress adaptation. It ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...