It’s the opposite of having a green thumb. Perhaps you can relate to this scenario: You buy a plant that is promoted as low maintenance or beginner friendly — something like pothos ivy or ...
Houseplants can brighten your living space and add a touch of nature indoors, but some popular plants may pose serious risks to your pets. Many of the most common houseplants are toxic, and even a ...
If you're lucky enough to have a garden and enjoy looking after it, then this is something you'll want to take note of. Garden experts from GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have highlighted some common ...
New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames ...
polyploidy is more common; and plants additionally contain chloroplastic DNA. Deep genome sequencing and comprehensive phenotyping of 294 samples of hexaploid sweet potato identify genomic loci ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Colony surveys of common murres, an Alaskan seabird, show the full effects of the 2014-16 marine heat wave known as 'the blob.' Analysis of 13 colonies surveyed between 2008 and ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new ...
Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...
By Jancee Dunn I was on the phone with a friend the other day, and because I can’t sit still, I started to dust the leaves on my sprawling bird of paradise plant. This is nice, I thought ...
The deadline for submissions is midnight on Feb. 16, 2025. Invasive species are non-native plants and animals that cause ecological or economic harm, and some can affect human health. Once an invasive ...