In an ideal world of gardening, all you’d need to do to grow a plant is throw some seeds into the ground, water, and wait for ...

Plants are known to be able to acclimate their photosynthesis to the level of irradiance. Here, we present the analysis of natural genetic variation for photosynthetic light use efficiency (ΦPSII) in ...

Climate change is a persistent and growing challenge to plant life on our planet. Changes to the environment that plants are unaccustomed to affect how they grow, putting much at risk. Increasingly, ...

When alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv Apica) plants grown at room temperature are transferred to 2°C, the temperature at which 50% of the plants fail to survive (LT50) decreases from -6 to -14°C during ...

Purdue biology doctoral student Nicholas Smith, shown collecting leaf samples via slingshot, found that including plants' acclimation to temperature improves climate models. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

One of the most popular ideas that springs into people’s minds when mulling over remedies for slowing the advance of climate change because of the ever increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the ...

DEAR JESSICA: I was a little confused after reading your Feb. 16 column about hardening off hibiscus plants. We have a hibiscus that stays in our greenhouse over the winter, and it gets put out in the ...

Seedlings raised on windowsills or in greenhouses have been coddled to some degree and aren’t ready to face the great outdoors. A temporary period called “hardening off” can prepare these plants for ...

Planning some new garden areas or landscaping? Often overlooked, but critical, is to consider your mowing lines. Avoid creating areas that you can’t easily whip into with a mower or where you will ...