Plant science

Magic & mystique
The players behind Firefly, a glow-in-the-dark petunia, share the backstory behind this illuminating discovery and how they expect to attract an entirely new troupe of consumers.
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Cultivating curiosity and the next generation of plant scientists
Faculty members in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at NC State University are dedicated to engaging groups of students underrepresented in the plant sciences.
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By implementing the right cultural practices, growers can have success holding spring crops.
Plant science in practice
Emily Teng balances her time as a nursery grower and PhD student to share her horticulture expertise.
Extraterrestrial ecosystem
With long-term space missions and a potential colonization of Mars in mind, Dr. Robert Ferl of the UF Space Plants Lab studies how plants grow beyond Earth.
Solstice signal
Scientists are beginning to understand why a grass called Brachypodium distachyon flowers after experiencing the short days of winter.
Karen Schneck
The Kansas State University horticulture graduate student aspires to be a grower at a commercial greenhouse operation.
Mammal-enabled air filtration
The insertion of rabbit DNA into pothos ivy reduces levels of carcinogenic benzene and chloroform in the air.