Spores found in 480 million-year-old rock bring the fossil record in line with molecular estimates of when plants first adapted to life on land.

Horizontal arms dubbed cantils only appear under certain growing conditions—perhaps explaining why they had not been identified before.

The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.

TMAO appears to both stabilize other plant proteins and influence the expression of stress-response genes, researchers report.

Phylogenomics data place the enigmatic plankton in the middle of the algal family tree, despite their apparent lack of plastids—an organelle characteristic of all other algae.

In the book’s introduction, “Connections,” Suzanne Simard relates how her “perception of the woods has been turned upside down.”

Whether the galls that aphids make on witch hazel leaves are red or green is associated with a gene expressed in the insects’ salivary glands.

Cultivating stenophylla, untapped by the coffee industry for the last century, could help farmers cope with the effects of climate change, researchers suggest.

Plant species officially reported to be lost are in fact persevering in the wild, in seed banks or botanical gardens, or as other species now recognized to be taxonomic synonyms.

Cells found in different branches of a tree have different patterns of DNA methylation, changes in which accumulate over time.

The Boyce Thompson Institute researcher’s work revealed key insights into how plant pathogens recognize and colonize their hosts.

The “mother of plant virology and serology,” Helen Purdy Beale, developed techniques to understand the nature of viruses that went unappreciated for decades.

Researchers found that thinning petunia cells’ cuticles caused them to slow production of volatile organic compounds.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

The thicker the flower petals’ cuticle, the more fragrance compounds the plant releases, according to a recent study.

The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.

Take a deep dive into the research of a pioneering figure in the study of plant virology.

An experimental study explores how plant communities may be affected by future declines in invertebrate populations.