Rather than helping each other out when they're attacked, plants may have to eavesdrop on each other to know when to launch ...

German agricultural chemist Adolf Eduard Mayer made a startling discovery in 1886. He was studying mosaic disease on tobacco ...

Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies ...

The plant science major applies the principles of biology, chemistry, and agriculture to plant life. The curriculum is flexible enough to let students create an academic program with their advisor ...

The epigenetic state of chromatin, gene activity, and chromosomal positions are interrelated. A research team from the IPK ...

Invasive plants (i.e. weeds) have been on the upswing lately as a threat to take over desirable plants, out-compete farm crops, and disturb the fragile health of ecosystems.

When Robert Tjian became president of HHMI in 2009, a plant sciences initiative rose to the top of his list of priority items. Furthermore, Tjian, who had formerly served as chairman of the scientific ...

Discover how botanic gardens worldwide are striving to combat plant extinction through innovation, collaboration, and ...

At the University of Wyoming, we offer a wide-ranging, customizable graduate program in Plant Sciences that will give you the opportunity to discover where you want to grow expertise and how you want ...

The world’s botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, ...

Microbial factories provide a sustainable alternative to tree sap for producing elusive plant molecules, offering new ...

The major offers the flexibility to pursue the areas of plant science that best aligns students with their future goals. Exciting careers in sustainable agriculture and ecosystem sciences, agronomic ...