A surprising genetic twist shows that boosting a seemingly ordinary “housekeeping” gene can dramatically improve fruit ...

Salicylic acid, the active molecule in aspirin and some acne medications, is a hormone in plants that is essential for ...

Long before India emerged as one of the world’s leading sugar producers, its fields told a different story. Farmers ...

Plants use a complex self-regulating system to control immunity, with a newly discovered protein helping balance disease ...

UC Davis researchers have discovered a multi-layered system that plants use to regulate salicylic acid, a hormone vital for disease resistance but harmful in excess. The mechanism involves enzymes ...

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle ...

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, ...

From ancient genetic blueprints to hormone hierarchies, scientists are uncovering how plants survive heat, drought, and other extreme conditions. These discoveries could transform agriculture, making ...

He cracked the code of the ‘eternal mango’, co-authored scientific papers, and healed thousands for free. Now 72 and evicted, ...

The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this ...