The University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), has an online plant identification tool ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

These step-by-step instructions will help you propagate jade plants from stem or leaf cuttings successfully. Jade plants ...

Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind ...

When plants take in too much energy, they don’t get fat — they lighten up. They absorb more sunlight than they need to power photosynthesis, and they get rid of the excess solar energy by emitting it ...

Want a rubber plant that grows fast, not fussy? Master the right balance of lighting, water, and nutrients, and watch this ...

Growing green onions indoors is an easy, space-saving way to enjoy fresh flavors all winter. Start from seed, sets, or rooted ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Nicotiana benthamiana plants in a lab at UC Davis. Plants form new branches when a hormone called strigolactone breaks down. UC Davis plant biologists have now defined the enzymes that break down ...

Imagine if our bodies could grow new organs throughout our entire lives. Plants do this constantly, thanks to tiny, powerful reservoirs of stem cells. But how do these cells know when to divide, and ...