Plant scientists have identified a protein that plays a previously unknown role in controlling cell differentiation and determining gender in vascular plants, using a fern model. The discovery ...

It is estimated that plants developed a functional vascular system through repurposing of pre-existing genes around 420 million years ago, which facilitated the growth of larger plants by providing ...

Bacterial vascular diseases can turn hidden infections into rapid crop collapse because pathogens build protective biofilms ...

Grasslands’ high diversity is threatened by land-use changes, such as nitrogen fertilization, leading to productive but low-richness, fast-growing plant communities. Bryophytes are a key component of ...

Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive diseases threatening global citrus production, yet how citrus plants respond to the pathogen at the cellular level has remained unclear. Using ...