On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest—a place where the density of trees ...

Winter is a difficult time for all living beings, but plants have it especially hard. Plants get their energy to live and ...

The most vulnerable phase of a plant's life is the short time period that follows germination. During this phase, the newly ...

Analysis - On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest - a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green.

Aluminum stress is an important factor limiting plant growth in acidic soil, and has significant effects on the growth, development and physiological metabolism of Mentha canadensis. However, the ...

Plants in the shade of other plants receive more light than scientists had previously believed. A team of researchers from Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) describe how, ...

Shaded plants use green and far-red light for photosynthesis. Findings could transform greenhouse horticulture.

The joint study between Wageningen and Utrecht University opens up new understanding of how colored light affects ...

This is because plants only capture some of the sunlight for photosynthesis; the process plants use to convert sunlight and CO 2 into glucose. Some of the light also passes through their leaves, ...

From dust-like orchid seeds to the massive double coconuts, the variation in seed size is one of nature's most striking ...

We all know that Leaves are green in Summer, change to beautiful reds and oranges in Autumn, fall off in Winter, only to bud again in Spring. But most people don’t know why these seasonal phenomena ...