Gardeners are often told how important nutrients are to plants. But what is a nutrient, actually? “Nutrients are the chemical elements that plants need to build their tissues and operate their life ...

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Having covered light, temperature, and water and humidity, this column will discuss the last environmental factor that affects plant growth and the distribution of plants — nutrition. Plant nutrition ...

Scientists have discovered some of the molecular mechanisms controlling how plants -- including important crops like soybean and rice -- will respond to rising global temperatures, finding higher ...

The half-empty bag you have sitting around might not be the best thing to pot up your next plant with.

What makes plants tolerant to nutrient fluctuations? An international research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and involving the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ...