Since ancestral times, humans had shown deep emotional and cultural connection with beautiful, colourful, and fragrant floral structures. But … What makes a flower? This Botanical Pill addresses this fascinating question by briefly introducing the ABC of flower development and presenting recent insights into the real functions of specific floral organs.

Changing colours of leaves mark seasonal progression in temperate regions: while bright green baby leaves announce springtime, the gorgeous yellow to red palette of falling leaves anticipate wintertime. In this Botanical Pill, we will explore the microscopic life of a leaf, from its birth at the shoot apex to its death through a life cycle-dependent process called senescence.

This botanical pill gives a brief overview of the evolutionary history of land plants, from their origin in aquatic habitats (when green algae crawled out of water) Million Years Ago to their amazing diversification in terrestrial habitats (from small algal scum to big forests & flower gardens) that completely changed life on Earth.

If you want to understand the mechanics of photosynthesis, you have to understand RuBisCO, Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase.

Small doses of plant science to help with some of the more confusing articles.

An introduction to the concept of plant stress and briefly describe a class of phytohormones – called Jasmonates - that mediate plant response to damages caused by herbivore insects, necrotrophic fungi, and mechanical wounding.

What is Arabidopsis thaliana and why do botanists like it so much?