Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn colors, or taste, and the arrangement of leaves on a plant is a practical way to identify a species. However, the details of how plants control their leaf ...
We analyzed the effect of short-term water deficits at different periods of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaf development on the spatial and temporal patterns of tissue expansion and epidermal ...
Georgia O’Keeffe executed more than 200 paintings, sketches, and pastels while in residence in Lake George – making the years she lived there some of the most prolific of her career. During those ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Some streets are covered in an orange sea of leaves, while other trees and lawns are still a glossy green. So what gives? Why is the falling of leaves so scattered? It comes down to ...
Most leaves are green due to the pigment chlorophyll, but other colours, such as oranges, reds and blues, may also be present due to less efficient photosynthetic pigments like anthocyanins, carotenes ...
This flower-like image shows a plant that is not developing quite right. It comes from a study in which scientists at EMBL and the University of Sydney unearthed the molecular feedback loop that ...
Remobilization of leaf nitrogen during the seed filling stage was investigated in relation to patterns of leaf abscission with three pigeonpea genotypes (Cajanus cajan L.) of different maturity ...
The hydrangea’s reliably charming and large flowers make it one of our beloved summer-flowering shrubs in the southern garden. Many different species can be grown in our Louisiana landscapes. By far, ...
A Japanese plant species with a peculiar leaf pattern recently revealed unexpected insight into how almost all plants control their leaf arrangement. Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn ...