Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

Why study plants? Because we need them! We need plants for food, shelter, clothes, biofuels and to improve and beautify our environment. When you study plant sciences, you get hands-on experience with ...

The best time to plant sunflowers is between April to May, or when the soil gets warmer. (We've got more on what you should plant in May for summer blooms.) While most sunflowers germinate once ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture.

American Journal of Botany 90: 1229–1238. Available online Prenner G. in press. Floral ontogeny in Passiflora lobata (Malpighiales, Passifloraceae) reveals a rare pattern in petal formation and ...

A joint venture of South Korea's Samsung C&T and the local Trojan has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project to build an open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power ...