"The really interesting question is how a leaf with a certain form produces a certain function." Blonder developed a mathematical model to predict the functions of leaves based on three properties of ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

Guest presenter David Fripp is a keen collector of plants. He loves their variety and hates the idea of being limited to just one thing, so he has multiple collections. How plants use foliage to ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from ...

Oil bodies are intracellular structures present in the seed and leaf cells of many land plants. Seed oil bodies are known to function as storage compartments for lipids. However, the physiological ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Exposure of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) leaves to strong white light (1500 μmol photons·m-2·s-1) decreased the quantum yield of photosynthetic ...

New University of Arizona research indicates that leaf vein patterns correlate with functions such as carbon intake and water use – knowledge that could help scientists better understand the complex ...