Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

The idea of music boosting plant growth has been around for many years, but a new study has found that monotonous noise stimulates a type of fungus that improves the growth of plants. In a paper in ...

Wolfgang Busch is a professor of biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, where he also serves as the executive director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative. He ...