It may sound strange, but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.

It may sound strange but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.

As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...

Plants survive climate change using genetic variations. Scientists studied Marchantia polymorpha to find key adaptation ...

Plant ecologist Associate Professor Andy Leigh's research focuses on how plants withstand heat stress, to develop strategies ...

plant stress adaptation, community ecology and restoration, and dryland and grassland ecology. The work has direct impact on policy, with researchers often sought for expert opinion to inform ...

Phytochemical diversity plays a critical role in determining plant adaptation and fitness ... which is conducive to ...

Plant stress responses describe the suite of molecular and cellular processes that are triggered by the detection by the plant of some form of stress. Stresses can be abiotic, such as drought or ...

Salt stress poses a significant challenge to plant growth and crop productivity, especially in arid and semi-arid regions ...

A new study in Current Biology identified genetic variants in Marchantia polymorpha that enable climate adaptation. By integrating genomic and climate data, researchers uncovered genes linked to ...