Researchers discovered that soil microbes in Kansas carry drought “memories” that affect how plants grow and survive. Native plants showed stronger responses to these microbial legacies than crops ...

Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

Plants exchange adaptive information, helping them to adjust to environmental challenges. Salt stress in plants, caused by ...

BYU plant and wildlife professors Rick Jellen and Jeff Maughan, together with an international consortium of researchers, ...

Scientists urge the Indian government to secure fair profit sharing for the Global South in upcoming genetic resources ...

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

Gardening in a changing climate can be a challenge. Join Pam Paulsen, Reno County horticulture agent, to explore practical methods to grow gardens that are resilient to tough growing conditions.

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

A memorandum on the draft law approving the Unified Legal System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for the GCC States has been referred to Parliament by His Royal Highness Prince ...

Medicinal plants across the world are exemplary models for studying the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have uncovered the genetic key behind a rare wheat variety that produces three grains where ordinary wheat grows just one.

Findings from the University of Kansas could offer important context for farmers who want to use beneficial microbes to ...