A UNIGE research team reveals a genetic mechanism that strengthens the protective barrier in roots and helps plants adapt to arid conditions. Staining of suberin deposits in the roots of 5-day-old ...

Photo Courtesy Marisa Thompson PEEC NEWS RELEASE The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to ...

As plants are sessile organisms, they must be highly flexible in their ability to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions in order to survive. Researchers from the Department of Plant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aquatic plants are specialized evolutionary groups adapted to life in water. They play critical roles as food and medicinal supplies (e.g., lotus root and foxnut) and industrial raw materials (e.g., ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...