Plants are the backbone of our communities. They make up our food supply and the ecosystems we rely on. However, they’re under constant attack from weeds, insect pests, diseases, and other dangers.

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist harmful bacterial infections and survive drought. The advance, published in ...

Verónica Avilez of Dumont assesses the current law on plant protection in Mexico and the issues facing plant breeders as a result Home to more than 10% of the world's plant diversity, Mexico is ...