Generally when we consider the many plants around us, we imagine them efficiently using the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun via photosynthesis in their leaves — pulling carbon-dioxide from the ...

That plate of colorful vegetables, whole grains, and plant proteins looks like the picture of health. And in many ways, it is. But for some people, certain components in these seemingly virtuous foods ...

Plant metabolism encompasses a vast network of biochemical pathways that regulate the synthesis of primary compounds essential for growth, energy production and survival. In parallel, floral biology ...

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

“My long-standing aim is to rethink what it truly means to be a plant,” Kenji Suetsugu, a botanist at Kobe University in ...

A recent study highlights the pivotal role of alternative splicing in controlling plant secondary metabolism, which is crucial for producing bioactive compounds with significant medicinal and ...

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

A pivotal study illuminates the essential function of magnesium in the metabolic and genetic makeup of tea plants. The research uncovers how magnesium deficiency impacts key growth processes and the ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Seville orange peel extract is one of the most discussed citrus-derived ingredients in metabolism-focused supplements.