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Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...

As part of an investigation to boost agricultural yields and develop crops that are resilient to climate change, Berkeley Lab scientists have introduced RhizoNet, a computational tool that harnesses ...

Capable of taking over homes and regrowing from a one-centimetre fragment, an invasion of Japanese knotweed is any gardener's worst nightmare. But experts now warn that the clumping Japanese weed is ...

Aerial roots are simply part of the Monstera–they help stabilize the plant and absorb additional nutrients. However, many ...

Etienne Farcot does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Costing the economy over £245 million every year, Japanese knotweed is Britian’s most problematic invasive plant – and the ...

Researchers have discovered a protein that seals plant roots to regulate the uptake of nutrients and water from the soil, the discovery could help develop climate proof crops that require less water ...

The BBC got a sneak peek at the rice plants before harvest. Rice plants look a lot like thick grass. But running up the ...