Every spring, millions of people around the world head outdoors to admire wildflowers. But flowering is much more than a ...

Is it possible for plants to have personalities? And why is it important if they do?

Craig Brodersen, who has led groundbreaking research and provided exceptional leadership in the field of plant physiological ecology, was recently appointed the Howard and Maryam Newman Professor of ...

Mountain ecosystems are characterized by steep environmental gradients over relatively short geographic distances, providing ...

Two types of carbohydrates are important to plants—structural carbohydrates (which form cell walls) and nonstructural ...

Plant-soil feedbacks arise from the bidirectional influence between vegetation and the soil environment, encompassing biotic and abiotic processes that shape community composition, productivity and ...

This integrative study area allows students to investigate the relationships of organisms to their environment and those factors that affect their distribution and abundance. Both the practical and ...

Plants, as the base for ecological food chains, serve as the structural and functional foundation of natural and managed systems. The study of plant science and biotechnology provides opportunity in a ...

A stealthy, destructive weed — the sycamore maple — began its “don’t worry, just love me” phase of invading Great Britain so long ago that the tree didn’t have what we’d call a scientific name. The ...

In Mediterranean ecosystems, characterised by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers, invasive plants pose a significant threat to native biodiversity, ecosystem function and landscape resilience.