When we think about trees, we often imagine them growing from the soil, but did you know that less than 10% of a tree's weight comes from the soil? The rest of the tree’s bulk comes from somewhere ...

Tomato development relies on intricate gene regulation, with one of the key genes, SlHAM4, emerging as a critical factor in ...

Master gardener Margaret Rose Realy offers a deeply Catholic guide to transforming any outdoor space into a place of prayer and beauty.

Carrots are oversized tap roots. The part we eat is the central root, and those hair-like tendrils you sometimes see on ...

These insects resemble tiny pieces of popcorn as they move about. Discover more about the waxy nymphs of the flatid ...

Xylem & Phloem, Artful Plants, is located at 821 Canyon Road, No. 2, in the shop that formerly was occupied by the Judy Ortiz Studio Gallery. Mike Easterling/The New Mexican ...

Ash trees in Spartanburg are under attack by the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle native to China. The EAB's larvae feed on the Ash trees, killing them.

Roses stay healthy and pest-free if gardeners use 2-ingredient spray now June is just around the corner, and with that comes many garden pests, such as aphids. If you have roses in your garden, it ...

Phloem carries manufactured food (sugars) from the leaves to the roots. The cambium (a watery layer only a few cells thick) is the generative layer, giving rise to both xylem and phloem.

Wood is a highly ordered arrangement of living, dying and dead cells. Here is a briefing on how tree cells grow and function structurally.

In this study, a microscale phloem sap extraction sensor device based on MEMS technology is proposed to artificially extract phloem sap and monitor biological information in plant branches. The device ...