Research on oat protein nanofibril-iron hybrids highlights their potential to significantly improve iron absorption, tackling ...

A new study reveals that roots don’t just support plants - they absorb carbon dioxide too, changing how we understand plant ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to ...

A microscopic protein twist explains why pumpkins soak up pollution, and how they might one day help remove it.

Early investigators generally believed that insects contribute to the general welfare of the pitcher plants, but no conclusive evidence exists that fully evaluates the extent to which foliar ...

• Background and Aims Manipulation of plant structure can strongly affect light distribution in the canopy and photosynthesis. The aim of this paper is to find a plant ideotype for optimization of ...

A NASA-funded study finds that changing rainfall patterns over much of the United States in the last century have allowed plants to grow more vigorously and absorb more carbon dioxide from the ...

Fall testing is ideal because it gives you plenty of time to get results back from the lab and to begin improving your soil ...

Terrestrial plants (land based plants) are removing about 29 percent of our emissions that would otherwise contribute to growth of the atmospheric CO2 concentration. What Lucas Cernusak, ...

From large trees in the Amazon jungle to houseplants to seaweed in the ocean, green is the color that reigns over the plant kingdom. Why green—and not blue or magenta or gray? The simple answer is ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - While proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to ...