Why Are Leaves Green?
The simple reason is that plants reflect green light. The visible spectrum, the range of colors visible to the humanContinue Reading
Category: Plant science
Gardeners Should Be Hoping for Lots of Snow…and Soon!
In mid-January, when it’s so cold that it hurts to even breathe, it’s hard to believe that plant life canContinue Reading
The Effect of Night Length on Plants
No one can deny that the nights get quite long in November, and the days consequently much shorter. What isContinue Reading
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
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