Parasitic weeds extract water and nutrients from their host plants. But what makes these parasites so successful? A study led ...

A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity at the University of Münster has shown that ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

“My long-standing aim is to rethink what it truly means to be a plant,” Kenji Suetsugu, a botanist at Kobe University in ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Healthy plants can resist pests more easily than weak ones, so if you want to keep whiteflies out of your garden or houseplants, make sure the plants receive the care they need. That means providing ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

There are plants that are neither green nor sexually reproductive, but precisely because of that they teach us a lot about what it means to be a ...

There are plants that are neither green nor sexually reproductive, but precisely because of that they teach us a lot about ...

South Africa’s soils and water are inseparable foundations for sustainable agriculture. On World Soil Day 2025, experts call ...

The recent hasseltii sighting underlines the urgent need for forest conservation and reforestation to protect the at least 16 rafflesia species discovered in Indonesia ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new study of the ...