Function follows form in plant immunity Date: May 20, 2022 Source: Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Summary: Scientists have discovered a novel biochemical mechanism explaining how ...

STUDENTS and teachers of botany have in the past made good use of the two text-books by the joint authors: “An Introduction to the Study of Plants” and “An Introduction to the Structure and ...

This diversity of species also reflects diverse forms and functions that define how plants work. Using information of plant function could help predict forests' responses to changing environments.

Plants come in a multitude of forms, and these forms are both aesthetically arresting and informative. The venation of leaves, the color of flowers, the shape of pollen grains, the structure of fruits ...

In a slow, invisible process, leaves, wood and roots are gradually decomposed—not by wind or weather, but by millions and millions of tiny organisms.

With an interdisciplinary spirit, this Kahn project aims to unearth humanism’s botanical roots, asking what we might learn about our times and places from paying close attention to plant form.