Auxin is the first plant hormone-or "phytohormone"-ever identified, with its discovery dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With its ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collectively govern nitrogen use efficiency in plants such as corn, with the goal of helping farmers improve their crop yields and ...

TAHITI couples CRISPR with transposable elements from plants to edit cash crops such as corn and soybean with reduced ...

AI analysis has identified genes that affect nitrogen use efficiency in corn, which could mean cost savings and better crops ...

The timing of plants' root placement is due to autophagy, the recycling pathway many people associate with health benefits ...

Shape and symmetry help determine where a leaf lands — and if the tree it came from can recoup the leaf’s carbon as it decomposes.

Each student in the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program worked with a faculty mentor throughout the academic year, developing a proposal, conducting research and presenting their findings through ...

A recent study reveals how tea plants defend themselves against herbivores by activating specific genes. Researchers ...

A senior from Jamaica has earned top honors at a prestigious scientific conference for his work in plant genome research.

“If we can understand that and tweak, you know, manipulate it to optimize it, then we can make more biomass, or we can better ...