Researchers at National Taiwan University discovered how light stabilizes a key stress-response protein, offering insights into improving crop resilience to harsh environments. Under light conditions, ...

Unlike humans, plants cannot make simple lifestyle adjustments to adapt to changing environments. When exposed to conditions ...

There’s a certain kind of plant parent who checks the drainage holes every other week and has a fresh bag of potting mix permanently on standby. Good intentions, no question. But what plant science ...

"This fundamentally expands our understanding of plant stress responses." ...

This is the first highly selective nanosensor for salicylic acid – a plant hormone key in mediating plant stress response and adaptation – that has been validated in living plants This is also the ...

When plants face drought, infections, and other stressors, their cells produce unstable molecules known as reactive oxygen species, including hydrogen peroxide. Snooping on a plant’s production of ...

As climate change causes water scarcity and temperatures to rise, crops around the world are feeling the heat. How can we prevent severe crop losses in these relentlessly sweltering conditions? An ...

Cucurbit crops, including cucumber, melon, watermelon, squash, and pumpkin, represent an important group of horticultural ...

Salvia miltiorrhiza, a medicinal plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, suffers severe yield and quality losses ...

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