ACCORDING to the axiom that the greater contains the less, there is justification for the title of the book, but so far as histology is distinguished from anatomy, the contents pertain rather to the ...

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have unlocked the secret behind how female sawflies make specific cuts to plants—a ...

After several years of experimentation, scientists have engineered thale cress, or Arabidopsis thaliana, to behave like a succulent, improving water-use efficiency, salinity tolerance and reducing the ...

Do you wonder why orchid plants have only become generally available for purchase in the last few years? Tropical orchids are very difficult to grow from seeds outside of their natural environment.

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental ...

As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments. But little was known about ...

The article redefines and classifies the functions of the 10 groups of plant hormones identified to date in the plant world, ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique that joins plants together by means of tissue regeneration, combining desirable characteristics of both plants. Generally, grafts have been thought to be ...

THE first edition of Prof. Stevens's work was reviewed in NATURE for July 9, 1908 (vol. lxxviii., p. 219). The present issue has been enlarged by the addition of a chapter on reproduction, and the ...