The world’s farms depend on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers to increase crop yields, but the production and use of these ...

A scientific synthesis details how beneficial plant-associated bacteria suppress fungal crop pathogens through antimicrobial ...

Clear petal windows let infrared heat into two Florida shrubs' blooms, and warmth, not ultraviolet, thins out the flower ...

What helps plants cope better with drought? With heat waves and periods of extreme drought becoming increasingly common worldwide, the need for drought-tolerant plants is increasingly urgent. With the ...

Gazing out on a freshwater pond, you may see tiny green plants with oval-shaped leaves floating in clusters. In overgrown ponds, these plants coat the water's surface. These plants—called duckweed or ...

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 and allow its roots to ...

This is a 3D reconstruction from a microscopic image showing bacteria gathered on root tissue. The images are of a plant with no bacteria (A), a plant with bacteria that do not produce IAA (B), and ...