In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...

James Schnable, Nebraska Corn Presidential Chair and professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through science decades later.

A destructive plant pathogen has long puzzled scientists with its ability to move swiftly through crops and cause sudden, ...

Morris Arboretum & Gardens has completed construction on their new Plant Science Lab to accelerate research in plant identification, conservation genetics, and species evolution using molecular tools.

The National Academy of Sciences has awarded James Schnable, a plant geneticist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, one of ...

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Many people in St. Louis may not realize the region is a plant science powerhouse. And in just a few months, one of the leading plant science centers will have a new leader at ...

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Missouri Botanical Garden president Lúcia Lohmann presents during the Plant Science Family Reunion at MoBOT on Aug. 21, 2025. There was hardly an empty chair inside the Missouri Botanical Garden’s ...

California is what’s known as a biodiversity hotspot because of the large amount of endemic natural life found here, especially plants. Endemic means these plants can only be found here and nowhere ...