University of Missouri researchers found they can tweak the SRFR1 protein to boost gel-like condensates that drive longer ...

As spring approaches, many home gardeners find themselves eager to refresh their indoor and outdoor plants by repotting.

Key Points Ginger is easy to grow from store-bought rhizomes and can thrive indoors or outdoors in warm climates.Start with ...

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Jessica Roost did not grow up on a farm. Six years ago she had zero experience farming. Now, on a daily basis, she finds herself in situations she never imagined ...

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the 'mouths' of plants ...

When gardeners shop for plants, we naturally look for visually pleasing, healthy foliage and flower color. We check the tag for the plant’s light and moisture requirements and mature size. We also ...

The Port Washington Library Foundation began a new program in February for high school sophomores and juniors called the Roots Leadership Program (RLP). The program was designed by the Foundation to ...

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a novel robotic platform to rapidly analyze plant root systems as they grow, yielding AI-ready data to accelerate the development ...

Bare-root is a technique in arboriculture (i.e. woody plants) whereby a plant is removed from soil in a dormant state from which it can more rapidly acclimate to new soil and environmental conditions.

Almost all crop plants form associations with a particular type of fungi - called arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi - in the soil, which greatly expand their root surface area. This mutually beneficial ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- It might look like a comet or a shooting star, but this time-lapse video is actually a tiny plant root, not much thicker than a human hair, magnified hundreds of times as it grows ...