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Spring is the best time to prune hoya plants, as this is when they enter their growth cycle, says Adam Peters, houseplant and annuals coordinator of Platt Hill Nursery. Pruning hoya promotes fuller, ...

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For centuries, scientists have known that plants "breathe" through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These ...

Key Points Fungal diseases may lead to holes, usually after an initial discoloration of leaf tissue.Spider mites, aphids, and caterpillars are possible pests that eat holes in indoor plant leaves.In ...

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

The spiral pattern of an Aloe polyphylla plant at the University of California Botanical Garden. Stan Shebs via Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 3.0 To the untrained eye, plants may appear to grow rather ...

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The work, published in the journal Plant Physiology, describes a new system called “Stomata In-Sight.” The technology addresses a persistent challenge in plant science by making it possible to track ...