Plants

Weed them and reap: Taking aim at cotton’s herbicide-resistant nemesis

Resisting pests: Modern corn gets boost from ancestor’s microbes

New ‘plug-in’ process generates environmentally friendly bioplastics

‘Billion-dollar pests’: Can scientists design corn that resists devastation?

‘Hairy roots’: Method creates supply of ‘unculturable’ pathogens for labs

Crop resilience: How does process of DNA repair enhance plant immunity?

Breeding peanuts: Study identifies faster way to check for healthy traits

Plant study sheds light on first steps of immune defense against microbes