The company opened a Free Seed Library to encourage people to grow their own produce. Grow Give is leading a grassroots ...

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology ...

How do symbioses between plants and fungi develop? How do plants decide whether or not to enter into a partnership with fungi ...

New research from an international team of plant biologists, led by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, has revealed crucial insights into the role brassinosteroids – ...

You don't have to wait for the equinox to pass before partaking in all of your favorite spring activities! Take the milder, warmer-than-normal season as your cue to pull out your best floral dresses ...

In a West Baltimore neighborhood in the 21217 zip code, one in four people lives in a food desert. Grow Give, a local company ...

A new study overturns assumptions about how phosphorus becomes available in soils and sediments for plant growth.

Scientists have uncovered that iron oxides, previously thought to trap phosphorus, actually help convert it into a ...

Scientists have identified how a bacteria in the gut can act as a protective species against Salmonella infection. A team at the University of Cambridge in England revealed a novel role for the ...

Eating fermented foods can help maintain a healthy gut. Fermented foods are either made with or contain live, active bacteria, such as sauerkraut, kombucha, tempeh, and yogurt. Bacteria or yeast ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...