Kyushu University researchers created a model to study how sunlight affects plants under different weather conditions.

Scientists studied how plants grow under high CO2 and light, revealing increased photosynthesis and carbon loss.

A research team led by Prof. Cao Xiaofeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese ...

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stranded in space for over eight months now. Sunita Williams has conducted ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens. The ...

Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers report iron oxides can drive the same conversion at comparable ...

For these plants, the early spring growth by cell expansion gives plants ... genetic diversity in the survival and success of ...

One teaspoon of bare or tilled soil contains more microorganisms than there are people on Earth ... symbiotic plant partners, mychorrhizal fungi associations, and beneficial plant growth promoting ...

This involves a huge expenditure of energy, which takes away from plant growth. If the touching is repeated, then plant growth is reduced by up to 30%.” Cells in leaves release signals in ...