Certain soil bacteria play a crucial role in modulating plant immune responses, and allowing them to grow more efficiently.

NASA explores growing plants in space to ensure fresh, nutritious food for astronauts. Microgravity affects plant genetics ...

ISRO has successfully germinated cowpea seeds in space as part of the CROPS experiment aboard the PSLV-C60 mission. This ...

The research will form part of the precious cargo aboard NASA's Artemis III mission, slated to launch mid-2027. When astronauts are orbiting earth, it's often not chocolate or biscuits they crave ...

This protein acts both as an enzyme and a scaffold, organizing other enzymes into a "conversion factory ... as well as in the leaves, stems, and roots of the plants. When the researchers silenced ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves. Plant scientists from the University of Nottingham, ...

Taro root, which is poisonous if eaten raw. Potatoes. Their sprouting buds ("eyes") can grow into new plants. Sweet potatoes. These can be yellow, orange, or purple and are sweeter than regular ...

We are in the middle of our vegetable growing season, which began in August, and the plant that I am thinking that everyone could grow this winter into the ... lacks a fleshy root like beets ...