Dandelion tea contains inulin and antioxidants that reduce inflammation and promote digestion. Some studies suggest it may also help prevent cancer.

Novice gardeners might have a tendency to add too much fertilizer to the vegetables they're growing, leading to problems with ...

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in ...

Gene-edited crop has yet to be field tested, but the findings could have major implications for non-legume crops Researchers from California have found a new path to a holy grail of crop breeding — ...

Researchers from California have found a new path to a holy grail of crop breeding — wheat that fixes its own nitrogen fertilizer. The discovery comes from a team at University of California Davis led ...

Siul Ruiz receives funding from The Royal Society. James Le Houx does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and ...

Legumes secretly rely on zinc to manage nitrogen fixation. A new discovery of the zinc sensor FUN could transform crop yields and soil sustainability. Credit: Stock Zinc, long overlooked as a mere ...

Version of Record: This is the final version of the article. Bacterial effectors that interfere with the inner molecular workings of eukaryotic host cells are of great biological significance across ...

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A typical day for Jieshun Lin began with a long bus ride to the greenhouses. “For 10 hours each day, I would pull up plants and wash their roots, looking carefully at each individual plant. [Up to] 10 ...

A plant’s root system has a profound effect on its overall health. Look at the roots of a sick, struggling plant, and you will often see a sick, struggling root system. While plants may tolerate ...