Why would you make leaves that are all cost and no benefit? A ghost plant puzzle is solved.

A new metabolic model identifies the genetic basis of salt stress resilience in plants.

You might expect the instructions a cell receives to make a flower to be precise, but the response to those instructions isn’t.

Even plants that don’t have roots have genes to make them, so what is it that these genes are up to?

Buriti seeds may be sensitive to drying out, but a thorough analysis of their anatomy and physiology reveals surprising resilience to water stress.

Cherry trees are beloved for their beautiful white blooms in spring and juicy red fruits in summer. Their productivity is, however, threatened by global warming. Goeckeritz and colleagues analysed floral development in sour cherry and their results published in the Journal of Experimental Botany can help to breed cultivars that are better adapted to future temperature regimes.

Scientists built a pedigree of Titan Arum, a rare and endangered plant, and found that botanic gardens might be unintentionally reducing its genetic diversity.

The genes that help plants draw in carbon dioxide also help plants kick out poisons when herbivores visit.

Researchers describe a new method for accurately measuring the activation state and quantity of Rubisco.

Scientists discover the gene that gives parasitic dodder its "sense of touch" that makes it an effective predator on host plants.

A new technique inflates plant cells, turning ordinary microscopes into super-powered tools.

Scientists discovered that bamboo plants may actively influence pandas' brains and biology through tiny RNA molecules that enter their bloodstream.