Grapevines, essential for wine and raisins, suffer losses due to poor establishment and decline of newly planted vines. Advances in manipulating nursery light spectra show promise for healthier vines, ...

TRACER experiments indicate that different substances (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids) are synthesized in plants, even after a short exposure to 14 CO 2 (ref. 1). Therefore, although photosynthesis ...

The collection of sunlight for food/fuel can be hazardous for plants (and algae). Plants use powerful photo-protective defense mechanisms to meet the challenges of different environments. Aa Aa Aa ...

Plants ignore the most energy-rich part of sunlight because stability matters more than efficiency, according to a new model of photosynthesis. From large trees in the Amazon jungle to houseplants to ...

Alizée Malnoë ascends a spiral staircase to Myers Hall’s fourth floor “greenhouse,” one lacking windows. Just within stands metal shelving, housing trays of seedlings haloed by grow lights. She ...