Gardeners who utilize plant propagation methods take advantage of some plants’ ability to generate roots from stem and leaf cuttings. However, not all plants have this ability.

Rather than spending money on new hydrangea plants, use this method to gradually grow additional hydrangeas until you have a ...

Identify your plant pup. Lift the parent plant out of the ground or out of its pot. The plant pups or divisions can often be loosened from the main plant using your hands or a sharp, clean knife. If ...

'Conductor' gene found in plant root stem cell 'orchestra' Date: December 6, 2019 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: Researchers lift the veil on the 'conductor' plant root stem cell ...

Whether in the roots, branches, flowers or leaves, virtually all tissues of a plant descend from small groups of unspecialized stem cells that produce new cells by dividing.

A new tool allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes occurring within the leaves, stems, and roots of a key citrus ...

"When your plants start producing some unusual growth, it might look scary, but Christmas cactuses will send out roots from the joints between their stem segments to absorb moisture and nutrients ...

Plants have, at the very tips of their roots and shoots, small populations of stem cells, through which they are able to grow and produce new tissue throughout the plant's life.

Root rot is a common plant disease usually identified by darkened or black, mushy roots and browning, wilting leaves and stems. To salvage a plant with root rot, removing all diseased portions of ...

You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after all. ... This suggests that the root tip gene oscillation may be linked to root growth but doesn’t happen at ...