If you want better rose bushes next year, it starts now. Get your roses ready for next year with this handy trick from ...

But plant cells have evolved some wild features that set them apart from animal cells. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll ask: are plants more than the sum of their cells?

These effects in some ways were similar to those produced by the plant hormones. Eastman Kodak Co. was selling a near chemical kin of heteroauxin—indole-3n-propionic acid.

Red light is gaining popularity among indoor gardeners for its crucial role in photosynthesis, particularly during flowering ...

If the weather stresses Mother Nature is delivering have you looking for ways to give your corn crop a stronger start this spring, consider whether a plant growth regulator (PGR) could be part of ...

THE addition of growth hormones to a variety of plant materials results in marked responses over appropriate concentration ranges. The behaviour varies with the particular hormone used, the method ...

Daniel A. Bastías, Ernesto Gianoli, Pedro E. Gundel, Fungal endophytes can eliminate the plant growth–defence trade-off, The New Phytologist, Vol. 230, No. 6 (June 2021), pp. 2105-2113 ...

This will heal over and then form new growth shoots. It is very important to create a clean cut to avoid “fimming” (see below). I personally like to use a clean pair of nail cutters and to ...

Plant viruses need a living host to survive, so the debris of infected plants can usually be composted. Q: I used to put down grub control each year, but in my new yard, I’m not sure if it’s ...

As part of a multipronged approach to prevent infestations by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica, researchers are unravelling the role of plant hormones, known as strigolactones (SLs). Cereal ...