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

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 ...