“If sap analysis tells me the old leaves are running short of potassium, while the new leaves seem OK, it means the plant is sending its potash reserves to new growth as it is not getting it from the ...

The exact science of tree sap transport has puzzled plant physiologists for many years. Sap's migration throughout tree trunks and branches is linked heavily to transpiration, the movement and ...

image: Leafhopper of the genus Empoasca on a tobacco leaf: A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has now elucidated the chemical defense that tobacco plants use to ...

Plant and Soil publishes original papers and review articles exploring the interface of plant biology and soil sciences, and offering a clear mechanistic component. This includes both fundamental and ...