Having worked with botanical gardens for his entire career, Gostel said he viewed the decision to join Morris as a ...
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered how fertilized rice seeds begin to divide and establish their ...
Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute. Rebecca ...
Morris Arboretum & Gardens has completed construction on their new Plant Science Lab to accelerate research in plant identification, conservation genetics, and species evolution using molecular tools.
Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Many people in St. Louis may not realize the region is a plant science powerhouse. And in just a few months, one of the leading plant science centers will have a new leader at ...
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A destructive plant pathogen has long puzzled scientists with its ability to move swiftly through crops and cause sudden, ...
California is what’s known as a biodiversity hotspot because of the large amount of endemic natural life found here, especially plants. Endemic means these plants can only be found here and nowhere ...
Solomon Shibairo is the current Vice Chancellor (VC) of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), ...
Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment. The research is expected to improve Earth system simulations that scientists ...
In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...