South African-born, Brooklyn-based writer Marie Viljoen is our resident weed queen, a professional forager who, in her words, ...

Plants from other families that produce similar oils include mignonettes (Resedaceae), papaya (Caricaceae), spurges (Euphorbiaceae), nasturtiums (Tropaeolaceae), pokeweed (Phytolaccaceae ...

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 ...

A genetic regulator of tomato sweetness has been identified through comparison of wild and domesticated varieties of the plant. Genetically engineering tomatoes to alter this gene increases sugar ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce ...

Rather plain, but with a cheery warbled song, the Warbling Vireo is a common summer bird in leafy groves and open woods from coast to coast. Because it avoids solid tracts of mature, unbroken forest, ...

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