Biology professor collaborates on ‘Nature’ study finding some local ‘wild’ plants, are dependent on intervention by Indigenous peoples for their survival.

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to ...

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.

By Tamara Blazquez Haik Nestled in the thorny shrubs of the dry forests of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, a small bird lights a spark for a promising future. After flying under scientists’ radar for ...

Purple foods, like berries, plums, eggplant, and purple rice, get their color from natural compounds called anthocyanins and ...

In the U.S., those large, oblong purple fruits might be called eggplants, but in the U.K. they are aubergines. Here's why one ...

In a study that could transform agricultural pest management, researchers have uncovered the robust insect resistance mechanisms of Solanum habrochaites, a wild tomato species.

In a study that could transform agricultural pest management, researchers have uncovered the robust insect resistance mechanisms of Solanum ...

Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...

Solanum is the most representative genus of Solanaceae and comprises about 1700 species distributed all over the world. Plants in the genus are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions and ...