Some plants have evolved with large leaves to maximise the amount of light they can absorb, often found under forest canopies where they struggle for exposure to light. The cross-section of a leaf ...

In order to plant a pocket forest, you’ll need enough one and two ... followed by a layer of leaf compost or leaf mold. Cover ...

However, for a plant ecologist ... respond to a soil fertility gradient by looking at leaf and root traits at the 20-ha Big Woods forest dynamics plot, Michigan. Established in 2003 the plot ...

Genetic switch could help control leaf growth in poor soils Date: February 27, 2025 Source: University of Nottingham Summary: A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls ...

The sooner a farmer knows that their crops are suffering, the faster they can take action to prevent major crop failure. A ...

Recent research by scientists at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Texas Tech University, and several other ...