Scientists have identified genes that allow plants to pause root growth during environmental stress and restart it when conditions improve.

What makes plants grow to a certain size? From the tiniest cells to whole leaves, roots, and stems, growth has to be carefully coordinated—but until now, it has been hard to compare findings from ...

Researchers tested citrate-capped FePO4 nanofertilizer vs. triple superphosphate, assessing plant growth, nutrient uptake, and soil-microbe interactions. (Nanowerk News) Phosphorus deficiency is a ...

AMES, Iowa – Ludovico Cademartiri had what seemed like an impossibly demanding list of requirements for his lab equipment. The Iowa State University assistant professor of materials science and ...

A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in Germany has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: ...

The team will launch two greenhouse payloads into orbit to investigate plant growth in microgravity, using advanced imaging and AI to capture daily imagery and analyse plant stress before it’s visible ...

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 ...

Image: These plants have developed healthy root systems without soil in a rapid-growth aeroponic system. (Image credit: AgriHouse, Inc.) Soil. Water. Say that plants don’t need them and people may ...