Researchers at Penn State studying declining populations of sundial lupines in the eastern part of the United States are closer to determining how the plant's genetics could be used to inform ...

Flower development and sex determination in cucurbits represent a finely tuned interplay between hormonal regulation, transcriptional networks and genetic diversity. Ethylene emerges as a pivotal ...

A comprehensive review in Biological Diversity maps two decades of breakthroughs in Chinese seed plant genetic diversity ...

A research team has made strides in uncovering the genetic foundations of flower color variation within the Rhododendron genus. The team's review summarizes recent advancements in phylogenetic ...

Why the Open Source Seed Initiative wants to promote sharing rather than restricting access to the seeds that we grow.

Margaret Worthington, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture and director of the Fruit Breeding Program for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, joined colleagues in publishing ...

Thorns in different plant species have always been an interesting subject for botanists. Be it rose plants or cactus, they ...