Harvest robots are proving capable of cutting truss tomatoes, although crop characteristics and growing conditions are ...

The work, published in the journal Plant Physiology, describes a new system called “Stomata In-Sight.” The technology ...

Shopping the clearance rack is a fantastic way to discover a variety of plants that you might not usually purchase at full price. While the thrill of finding plants at a reduced cost is exciting, it ...

Tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, is often noticed only after it has begun to dominate a space. In domestic settings, it ...

UK homeowners are being urged to check their gardens for a potentially harmful weed following days of heavy rain and floods.

Imagine if our bodies could grow new organs throughout our entire lives. Plants do this constantly, thanks to tiny, powerful reservoirs of stem cells. But how do these cells know when to divide, and ...

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2023. The plant body is formed by small clusters of stem cells located ...

(a) Examples of medicinal plants and their meristematic tissues as sources for stem cell generation. (b) Advantages of using medicinal plant stem cells in research and industrial applications. (c) In ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the days shorten and our nights begin to bring frost, many gardeners feel an urge to “tidy up” the yard before winter. Clean-up is an essential fall chore ...

A thin section of a maize ear at a very early stage of development (about 3 millimeters long). Each color represents the expression of a different gene in stem cells and associated cells. Credit: ...

Plant stem cells are crucial for the world's food supply, animal feed, and fuel production. They lay the foundation for how plants grow. Yet, much about these mysterious building blocks remains ...