Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titus arum's pungent odor. The ...

Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

Orphan genes, found only in specific lineages, are key drivers of new functions and phenotypic traits. This discovery lays a ...

A research team has developed a framework to study phenotypic plasticity, linking crop traits, genetics, and weather. The method predicts corn traits like flowering time with high accuracy, offering a ...

A study (DOI: 10.48130/tp-0024-0036) published in Tropical Plants on 23 ... to stress resistance and flower development. This ...

Shaik’s identification method, known as integrative taxonomy, merges traditional observational techniques with modern DNA ...

There’s something undeniably enchanting about a garden that comes alive at night. Imagine walking outside under the soft glow ...

A study published in Device details how researchers have developed a robot capable of identifying different plant species at ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. Completely new species of daisies have been ...

We had a bit of fun last week, playing in a New Jersey small town park, grandsons on the playground, and grandpa scoping out ...

When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...