Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

Outside of preferring sandy soils and sun, carrots thrive on neglect. So it may come as a surprise when you cut into your freshly harvested carrot and see neat, vertical holes surrounding the core. In ...

Most of the businesses located along Canyon Road are devoted to art or dining. The owners of a new enterprise along that historic street are trying to introduce horticulture to the mix. Beth Succop ...

The use of plants to produce chemical compounds with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications has intensified in recent years. In this regard, genetic engineering is the most commonly used tool ...

When a plant dries out, its water transport system becomes impaired through the formation of gas bubble blockages, or embolisms, in the plant's water-transporting tissues – xylem. Depending on the ...