Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...

Indian cuisine features nutritious roots and tubers. These vegetables are rich in carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, ...

Doctoral student Frank Linam explores how wet soil conditions in flooded rice paddies affect the way roots take in nutrients and filter out toxins More than 3 billion people around the world eat rice ...

A coconut palm in Vile Parle East, Mumbai, has unusual 6-foot aerial roots, puzzling botanists about their function and ...