This two-week course has been run regularly since 2004 and arose from weekly family identification sessions held in our Herbarium. It is taught by Kew’s botanists, all with an in-depth knowledge of ...

Lauren Simpson rejoiced in early October when she spotted a False Duskywing in her garden for the first time. Some folks might dismiss Gesta invisus as a "meh" butterfly, if they even notice the ...

Impact and progress Frontiers' impact Progress Report 2022 All progress reports ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity ...

Deep genome sequencing and comprehensive phenotyping of 294 samples of hexaploid sweet potato identify genomic loci with an increase in the number of copies of alleles that enhance the expression ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants ... and comprehensive phenotyping of 294 samples of hexaploid sweet potato identify genomic loci with an increase in the number of copies of alleles ...

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The moths laid more eggs on the plant on the silent side. With no actual plants present for moths to identify with other senses, the researchers write, the sounds of a drying plant are sole ...

Did you receive a poinsettia as a gift and are wondering how to extend its life through the winter? Is your favorite houseplant dropping its leaves? Or are you already thinking ahead to spring and ...

I dentifying invasive plants is not always easy. But winter brings helpful clues to the branches of some habitat-altering vines and shrubs: berries. At least, that’s what most of us call them ...