Bud dormancy allows perennial plants to survive winter, but insufficient winter chill under warming climates disrupts this natural cycle and reduces flowering quality. This study identifies the ...

Bud dormancy in perennial species represents an adaptive strategy by which meristems suspend growth in response to unfavourable environmental conditions and resume development when conditions improve.

Analysis of the moisture content of litchi terminal buds at various developmental stages. (a) Litchi terminal buds at different developmental stages (S1 represents dormancy stage, S2 represents bud ...

GARDENING: Plant buds power new growth, protect stems through dormancy and help gardeners know when to prune flowering shrubs ...

Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could not only help improve the accuracy of flowering ...

Innovative experiments using temperature-controlled field plots have helped to explain the link between early winter temperatures and yield in some of our most marketable arable crops. Innovative ...

Soon, trees and shrubs in every neighborhood will be opening their buds to unfurl their new leaves. As plants emerge from winter dormancy, they are coming into their superpower, like the first time an ...

A warm February is causing concern for Iowans with gardens and outdoor plants Recent warm temperatures across Iowa have many gardeners concerned as they see buds on trees and shrubs swell and break, ...