That process, called carbon fixation, resulted in the assembly of two three-carbon molecules called 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA ...

Social media users were amazed by the plant's transformation, with one saying: "This should be used in a national ad campaign ...

Stomata, microscopic pores on plant leaves, regulate gas exchange and water loss by opening or closing in response to environmental cues. Guard cells surrounding each stoma regulate this process ...

The cuticle is a waxy layer that covers plant leaves. It serves as a protective barrier, shielding against pathogens. Unlike stomata, the cuticle cannot close. In extreme heat, it becomes a major ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

It’s more a symbol of the westernisation of Poland, a sign that Poles travel widely, once to work and now, much more commonly ...

but it also kills the adult plants. It covers all the leaves so they can’t transpire. They can’t open their stomata.” In 2022, Von Holdt lead a team of arid-systems ecologists and others on ...

When it comes to healthy plant growth, potassium is one of the three essential nutrients (along with nitrogen and phosphorus). While all plants need this supplement, quite a few benefit from ...

A team of scientists is trying to understand how the trees of the Bobiri forest reserve in southern Ghana react to extreme ...

terrestrial environments than ferns and most other spore-producing plants. Gymnosperms usually possess thin, needle-like, or scale-like leaves with recessed stomata and a thick, waxy, outer ...