New research shows how they get their deep hue.

This University of California, Davis, botanist studies the genes that regulate plant anatomy.

With genetic tweaks, researchers can coax corn and other cereals to take in more iron, but sometimes the plants rebel.

In plants ranging from liverworts to wheat, parasitic water molds build intracellular structures analogous to the nutrient-exchanging structures of symbiotic fungi.

The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products.

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Trees are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher is fueled by curiosity about how one species’ genome can produce a wide variety of traits.

James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved Britain’s daffodil industry from a devastating parasite, only to be forgotten.