Study reveals sustainable niche markets opportunities for locally cultivated lotus rhizomes in the US

A team of international scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere in the world

Berkeley Lab-led research shows some subalpine trees may have trouble gaining a foothold above the tree line

Expertise, resources found at Mizzou allow researchers to study pest-resistance in corn that could help sustain projected 9 billion global population

Seeds from a site in Northern Israel are the ancestors of today's fava beans

A recent study examined the relationships between plant mating systems and herbicide resistance in the common agricultural weed morning glory

The sound corn emits while growing is surprisingly similar to the sound of breaking corn, and one possible reason behind it may radically change the way we think about plant growth

Researchers describe how an epigenetic protein complex acts as a link between the environment and the genome to promoting the onset of aging in plants

Project is the first reported demonstration of genetically transforming grasses to supercharge their ability to remove contamination from the environment

Berkeley Lab-led scientists illuminate protein as it splits water to create oxygen