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, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...
Growing conditions: Iris ensata grows best in moist, boggy areas with humus-rich soil and acidic water. The plant thrives in full sun to part shade and can live in up to 6 inches of standing water. In ...
This plant is especially good for North Florida and the coasts, since it’s cold-hardy and salt-tolerant. Photo Credit: David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Fakahatchee grass, aka eastern ...
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 ...
Is it more sustainable to grow your own? In Meru, a town in eastern Kenya, a lush, leafy plant sways over the landscape. Benjamin Mutembei, a Meru resident, is growing the Plectranthus barbatus ...
People who live in Blue Zones eat a diet full of whole plant foods One thing common to Blue Zones is that those who live there primarily eat a 95% plant-based diet. A number of studies ...
DETROIT - It’s known for housing both rare and exotic plants from around the world. Designed by Albert Kahn, of the oldest conservatories in the country is about to reopen after being closed for ...