UC Riverside researchers have identified a mechanism that allows plants to rapidly slow growth in response to extreme ...

Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A new ...

Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to perceive and respond to light, thereby orchestrating a complex network of gene regulation that influences growth, development and stress adaptation.

Researchers uncover how plants instantly dial down growth under stress, a survival strategy that could improve future crop ...

"Growing" on the defensive! Here's how researchers are providing a whole new look at how plants make their own protection ...

Plant photobiology is a rapidly advancing field dedicated to understanding how plants sense, interpret, and respond to the ever-changing spectrum of ...

This Research Topic is centered on the complex physiological processes plants undergo when responding to stress, which often occur at the organ and tissue levels. Traditionally, the focus has been on ...

Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of... Plants can communicate and respond to touch. Does ...