First Plants Grow in Lunar Soil
Scientists take the first step along the road to extraterrestrial gardening by learning we can grow plants in lunar soil.Continue Reading
Category: Plant science
There Is a Fungus Among Us!
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefit crops in many ways By Hayley CrowellNorth Carolina State University Fungi play very important roles forContinue Reading
Lettuce in Space
Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren testing out red romaine lettuce on the Space Station. Photo: NASA Experiments on theContinue Reading
Plant-Robot Hybrid Follows the Sun
We all knew it would happen one day, didn’t we? Robots so advanced they can scarcely be distinguished from lifeContinue Reading
Finding the Right Botanical Name
When Carl Linnaeus developed the binomial system of nomenclature for plants and animals in 1753, where each species was placedContinue Reading
Why Do Sunflowers Follow the Sun?
It’s well-known that the sunflower (Helianthus annuus) follows the sun: its flower buds face east in the morning, south atContinue Reading