Certain natural plant compounds can interfere with nutrient absorption or cause symptoms in sensitive people, but preparation, balance and diet diversity usually shift the equation toward benefit. For ...

Palo Alto, CA—Green is a color that is almost universally associated with plants—for good reason. The green pigment chlorophyll is essential to plants’ ability to generate food; but what happens if ...

Gardeners are often told how important nutrients are to plants. But what is a nutrient, actually? “Nutrients are the chemical elements that plants need to build their tissues and operate their life ...

Looking to grow healthy plants? Get them the right food! Just like people, balanced nutrients play a big part in keeping plants healthy and happy. That’s where fertilizers come in. Think of them as a ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - As we have previously discussed the three primary nutrients for plants (nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium), the next category of plant nutrients are the ‘secondary’ nutrients ...

Having covered light, temperature, and water and humidity, this column will discuss the last environmental factor that affects plant growth and the distribution of plants — nutrition. Plant nutrition ...

The latest research indicated there are 20 essential chemical elements (plant nutrients) known to be required for plant growth. This number is different from the 17 nutrients I learned about in ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella-term that covers several conditions affecting the intestines, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. It occurs when the immune system ...

A remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces ...