The mechanobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis studied how plants sense their environment.

An analysis suggests that DNA cribbed from soil microbes enabled plants’ ancestors to colonize a terrestrial environment.

The FDA recently cleared the way for marketing of the genetically modified product. Texas A&M’s Keerti Rathore speaks with The Scientist about why and how it was developed.

Researchers devise a way to make plants’ stomata open and close more quickly.

Arabidopsis with guard cells modified by a light-activated potassium ion channel can open and close stomata more quickly, conserving water.

After years of stalling, the agency says it plans to provide notice on pending applications from growers—but only after it establishes new regulations for suppliers.

Oxytetracycline, approved by the US government to combat citrus scourge, may not work—at least not as a spray.

Leonard Dyck is remembered for sharing his passion for plants with students at the University of British Columbia.

Water flows between a dead-looking stump and nearby trees on an alternating schedule.