When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

Today's UGA botanical mascot has nearly identical genomes as the first hedges planted in Sanford Stadium in 1929.

A new study has made significant strides in plant genome editing by developing an A-to-K base editing system for rice and ...

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes ...

A seed company based in Regina names all new plant varieties after veterans —something a 103-year-old Second World War ...

A farmer says that major agriculture corporations are holding them 'hostage' by charging them for the 'right' to plant their ...

Apple trees, like many perennial plants, endure a prolonged juvenile stage before reaching maturity, during which they ...

Plant breeders, aiming to develop resilient and high-quality crops, often cross plants from different species to transfer ...

A gene controlling potato growth limits the plant’s fertilizer uptake. Tweaking related genes could lead to more sustainable potato varieties.

A genetic “off switch” that shuts down nitrogen fixation when soil nitrate levels are high has been identified by a global ...