For each plant, the growth habit, internode length, stem shape, branching pattern, leaf size and shape, angle to the stem, and arrangement of the organs all contribute to the architecture.

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

From horticulture to hardwoods, Pennsylvania's diverse plant industries have a new base of support with the launch of the ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

French philosopher Henri Bergson is quoted as saying, “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of ...

He’s turning the concrete jungle green. Nearly every night, Miguel “Mike Plants” Andrade transforms the subway into a ...

When better algorithms are in place, scientists can track plant health more accurately. Scientists develop cutting-edge tech ...

How plants perceive and respond to heat stress via chloroplast is obscure. Here, the authors present evidence that an RNA editing component undergoes heat-dependent condensation, which in turn ...

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