Plant structural biology sits at the leading edge of research on how plants adapt to abiotic and biotic stresses, ...

A systems perspective frames the next frontier in plant sciences. Moreover, network science aids in translating the complexity of a system into a biological message and enables us to discover novel ...

Plant leaf senescence is a highly regulated, genetically encoded process that marks the final stage of leaf development. This complex phenomenon involves a coordinated dismantling of the ...

One of the great mysteries in plant biology is how, given the clouds of pollen released by dozens of plant species all at the ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 million years ago, which was long before there were any plants around. This ...

This year’s Presidential Symposium places plant science within a larger context, spotlighting the connections between plants and humanity. Accordingly, ASPB President Gustavo MacIntosh selected ...

Professor Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, UC Davis Department of Plant Biology, has discovered a compound that could fight fungal diseases in plants including grapes and rice. (Sasha Bakhter/UC Davis ...

The Biosciences department provides an outstanding environment for research and education, with a broad group of academics studying the breadth of the biological sciences, from cell and molecular ...

It’s the dog days of summer. You bite down on a plump, chilled orange. Citrus juice explodes in your mouth in a refreshing, tingling burst. Ahh. And congratulations—you’ve just been vaccinated for the ...