Johanna Schmitt, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, is a plant geneticist and evolutionary ecologist. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) How can plants adapt to their environment, and how will ...

Next time you go for a walk in upper Bidwell Park, look closely at the different plants you see. Notice the enormous diversity of shapes, colors and forms. There are trees, shrubs, perennials and ...

Evolutionary biologists studied spoonworts to determine what influence genome duplication has on the adaptive potential of plants. The results show that polyploids -- species with more than two sets ...

Mon., Nov. 6, 2023 Plants like the cholla cactus (foreground), the giant saguaro cactus and trees like the palo verde have adapted to live in dry climates – in this case, Ironwood National Monument in ...

University of Calgary researcher Sam Yeaman and his team have determined in a recent study that there are some key genes that are particularly important for how plants respond adaptively to ...

Over time, non-native plant species increasingly integrate into native food webs. Their region of origin or relatedness to native plants plays only a minor role. Far more decisive is how widely they ...