How do plants adapt to drought and heat? New studies on plants of the Canary Islands show that adaptation is not determined by a single character but by the interaction of entire sets of characters.

Mon., Nov. 6, 2023 Plants like the cholla cactus (foreground), the giant saguaro cactus and trees like the palo verde have adapted to live in dry climates – in this case, Ironwood National Monument in ...

While water may seem like the most essential component for the success of a yard or garden, there are many ways to create and maintain a low-maintenance desert landscape without using too much of this ...

Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. A paper publishing in the journal Trends in Plant Science on November 17 ...

Low-water. Drought-tolerant. Climate-adapted. Even in the traditionally wet-until-July 4 Northwest, gardeners are hearing those phrases more and more as the climate changes. But how do those words ...

Evolutionary biologists studied spoonworts to determine what influence genome duplication has on the adaptive potential of plants. The results show that polyploids -- species with more than two sets ...

Plants growing at the bottom of giant sinkholes in China are so awash in nutrients, they grow faster than their surface-dwelling counterparts, all while using less of a fundamental building block, a ...

Gardeners always want to plant something that is better adapted to another region of the country or world. The society for the prevention of cruelty to plants can attest to the fact that Texans have ...

A new study has identified the genetic underpinnings of adaptive strategies adopted by major plant lineages in a naturally harsh environment. These strategies that include the enrichment of ...

A new study shows how plants 'encode' specific chemistries of their lignin to grow tall and sustain climate changes: each plant cell uses different combinations of the enzymes LACCASEs to create ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – As global temperatures rise, it’s imperative that plants can adapt to new and changing conditions. As global temperatures rise, it’s imperative that plants can adapt to new and ...