Plant species vary greatly in how efficiently they convert sunlight into organic matter, how fast they reproduce, how much nutrients and water they need, how much carbon they store, or how fast their ...

Background and aims Variations in community-level plant functional traits might indicate the adaptation strategies of vegetations under changing environment. Here, we assess the key factors in ...

An international research team succeeded in identifying global factors that explain the diversity of form and function in plants. The researchers collected and analyzed plant data from around the ...

Background and aims Water is the primary limiting factor for plants in drylands, which are projected to become even drier with climate change. Plant functional traits related to water influences ...

Global food demand continues to rise, and achieving food security is becoming increasingly challenging under accelerating global warming. As drought, heat ...

Academic researchers and companies in the agricultural biotechnology sector will be able to use a patent-pending Purdue University biology innovation to introduce valuable traits to plants without ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...