Plant roots are much more than a simple absorption organ: they can adjust their structure to better cope with water stress.

Phytochemical diversity plays a critical role in determining plant adaptation and fitness, as well as ecosystem functions and services. However, phytochemicals and their ecological adaptations have ...

Mon., Nov. 6, 2023 Plants like the cholla cactus (foreground), the giant saguaro cactus and trees like the palo verde have adapted to live in dry climates – in this case, Ironwood National Monument in ...

Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than 10 inches and temperature extremes are common. The film shows how desert ...

An international team of scientists has discovered that plants are not responding to global warming in the way researchers ...

University of Calgary researcher Sam Yeaman and his team have determined in a recent study that there are some key genes that are particularly important for how plants respond adaptively to ...

Plants are consistently threatened by various types of abiotic stress. Strides have been made over the past couple of decades in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate plant responses to ...

The transition of plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments represents one of the most transformative events in Earth’s history. Phylogenetic analyses of green algae and embryophytes have ...

Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. An article details how plants are rapidly adapting to the adverse effects of ...

"It's really important to look across the plant kingdom because plants have solved so many problems already. Why not read their genomes like a book and try to understand it and solve the problems ...