Tag: plant physiology

Have you ever wondered why some fruits and vegetables appear to be bursting with flavor while others fall short? The ...

While infectious fungal plant diseases relentlessly wreak havoc on many crops, they are also picky when choosing their hosts. Each ...

Feeding 8 billion humans requires ingenuity and innovation. Zhenlei Xiao is an associate professor in residence in the UConn's College ...

Some plants can survive months without water, only to turn green again after a brief downpour. A recent study by ...

Plant movement has long fascinated many researchers. Legumes are a group of plants famous for exhibiting various leaf movements, including ...

There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because ...

Growing in the heart of the world's deepest valley are two plants that have fooled scientists for decades. Two species ...

A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit ...

The researchers used the new high-throughput stable isotope probing (HT-SIP) pipeline and metagenomics to get the first look at the ...

Kiwifruit is popular with consumers due to its unique flavor and high concentration of vitamin C, minerals, and other nutrients. ...